The Philippines and World Bank have signed a $500-million loan agreement to support poor households and workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Finance …
Protest against “urgent” anti-terror bill in Philippines gets a boost from Taylor Swift
Opponents say Rodrigo Duterte’s government could use the vague legislation to silence dissent, and the U.S. pop star pointed people to a petition against it.
The Philippines’ Broad Anti-Terrorism Law Takes Aim at Dissent
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected the sign the recently-passed legislation, which will allow authorities to classify dissent as terrorism.
U.N. report: Philippines under Duterte guilty of human rights violations
A United Nations report Thursday said the Philippines government has engaged in widespread human rights violations in the name of national security and drug trafficking.
In Sudden Step, Philippines Reverses Course on Ending US Visiting Forces Agreement—For Now
The government of the Philippines has suspended its plan to abrogate the bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. The decision, announced on Tuesday and taken Monday, is meant to …
UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offenders and to disband private …
‘Near impunity’ for drug war killings in Philippines, UN report says
Police, who do not need search or arrest warrants to conduct house raids, systematically force suspects to make self-incriminating statements or risk facing lethal force, the U.N. human rights office …
Why the man at the centre of last year’s Canada-Philippines ‘trash’ crisis says Ottawa owes him an apology
The man behind the story of Canada’s infamous Philippines trash crisis had become, in his words, the most “hated man of 2019.” Now, more than a year later, he’s breaking his silence. Makris says he …
Kaspersky reports drop in cryptocurrency mining attempts in Philippines in Q1
There were fewer cryptocurrency mining attempts against small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the Philippines in the first three months of the year, data released by global cybersecurity firm …
China sea security issues pushed Philippine U-turn on US troop pact
Security issues in the disputed South China Sea helped convince the Philippines to delay quitting a key US military pact, the nation’s envoy to Washington said Wednesday. The government of Philippine …