Philippines

Trial opens for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte

Article Agency - 23 Jul 2019

Ressa is out on bail and faces years in prison if convicted under the criminal cyber-libel law

Amnesty urges UN probe of ‘systematic’ Philippine drug war killings

Article Agency - 8 Jul 2019

The drug war is Duterte's signature initiative and is heavily supported by many Filipinos

Sri Lanka interviews 47 potential hangmen

Article Agency - 3 Apr 2019

47 male applicants would be interviewed on Wednesday and Thursday, after the government advertised the vacancies in February

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa freed on bail — court

Article Agency - 14 Feb 2019

Ressa posted bail after spending the night in detention at the National Bureau of Investigation

Duterte throttles online site

Article Sipho Kings - 11 Jan 2019

The Rappler news website is fighting a tide of disinformation and state-backed intimidation

Philippine relief effort spreads

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Nov 2013

Philippine authorities and aid agencies face a humanitarian crisis, with the number of people displaced by the catastrophe estimated at four million.

The mayor at the eye of Philippine storm

Article Reuters - 17 Nov 2013

Finger-pointing in the Philippines is sure to worsen as the typhoon's official death toll rises to nearly 4 000.

Philippines: Confusion over Haiyan death toll

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Nov 2013

The Philippine government has increased its death toll from super Typhoon Haiyan to 3 621 - a figure which is still well below the UN's estimate.

Typhoon Hayian: A rallying call for climate change

Article Sipho Kings - 12 Nov 2013

Taking the devastation wrought on their country as a warning, the Philippine delegation at COP19 has called for urgent progress on climate change.

Typhoon Haiyan: Philippine govt imposes curfew to curb looting

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Nov 2013

In the devastating aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippine government has set up checkpoints and set a curfew in efforts to end looting.

World sends emergency relief to battered Philippines

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Nov 2013

The UN, Australia and the US have mobilised emergency aid as the scale of the devastation unleashed by super typhoon Haiyan emerges.

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan leaves hundreds dead

Article Reuters - 9 Nov 2013

One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall in the Philippines has left more than 1 000 people dead in the country, says the Red Cross.

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