Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy
In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?
Ressa is out on bail and faces years in prison if convicted under the criminal cyber-libel law
The drug war is Duterte’s signature initiative and is heavily supported by many Filipinos
Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix problems
Ressa posted bail after spending the night in detention at the National Bureau of Investigation
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
The Rappler news website is fighting a tide of disinformation and state-backed intimidation
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s ‘repulsive’ comments and called for him to resign
Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive
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
The bitter reality is that there is a real chance of the country returning to a dictatorship and its darkest days
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.
Human Rights Watch tracks unchecked abuse in unstable states like Syria and Myanmar, authoritarian trends in powers like Turkey and China.
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.
Rappler is among a clutch of Philippine news organisations that have sparred with Duterte over their critical coverage of his brutal drugs war.
Duterte last year declared the Philippines’ "separation" from the United States.
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.
Ties between the two countries have been under great strain recently and Duterte’s latest move will likely exacerbate the tension.
The Philippine president has reacted angrily to Obama’s criticism of his deadly anti-drug campaign, suggesting he may decide to cut ties with the US.
President Rodrigo Duterte voiced regret for calling the US president a "son of a bitch", comments that prompted Washington to cancel bilateral talks.