We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities
In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?
A South African official has found herself in trouble after denying a visa to a would-be teacher, despite the application being riddled with errors
Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix problems
Ressa, whose news site has clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested on a charge of "cyber libel" at her Manila office on Wednesday
ISIS-linked group Abu Sayyaf has reportedly claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing of a church on the island of Jolo in the Philippines
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s ‘repulsive’ comments and called for him to resign
Provocative president intensifies attack on the Catholic Church, which opposes his deadly war on drugs
Maria Ressa vows to fight tax evasion charges and calls out Duterte administration for weaponising laws against critics
Mangkhut pounded the Philippines at the weekend with torrential rain and violent winds that snapped utility poles and sheared roofs off homes
The storm, with gusts of more than 230 kilometres per hour, sent buildings swaying and waters surging into homes and shopping malls in Hong Kong
At least 10 mayors including Antonio Halili and Ferdinand Bote have been killed since Duterte took office
Antonio Halili had compared himself to Duterte as he publicly shared the president’s hardline position against crime and illegal drugs
Philippine president’s decision follows The Hague tribunal probe on his drug war that left as many as 20 000 dead.
Beijing has been turning reefs and islets into islands and installing military facilities such as runways and equipment on them
Under the proposed draft, Duterte, whose single six-year term ends in mid-2022, would again be eligible to run for two more five-year terms.
Residents returned home on Tuesday, but gunfire greeted them as soldiers scoured devastated neighbourhoods for remaining IS militants.
"Extrajudicial killings are justified for Filipinos because of the failure of the criminal justice system. It becomes a vicious cycle."
The Philippine leader says he will throw corrupt officials from a helicopter midair, adding that he did it to a man before.
Fuming loved ones blame the factory’s disregard for their workers and poor safety standards for the rising death toll, currently at 72.
Substantial food and medical aid has finally began reaching the desperate survivors of the Philippines super typhoon.
At least 10 000 people have been killed by super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, officials said on Sunday.
The death toll following an earthquake in Philippines has risen to 85, police have said.
Miss Philippines has been crowned Miss World 2013 in a glitsy finale in Bali amid hardline Muslim protests that labelled the event a "whore contest".
Philippine rescuers battled stormy weather in the search for 170 people missing after a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank almost instantly.
Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.
The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippines has jumped to 238, with hundreds missing as rescuers battled to reach cut-off areas.