Summary Concerns of vote-buying and fraud resurface Voting fraud has been a persistent issue in Philippine elections, with allegations of cheating surfacing at nearly every poll. This election is no…
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Netherlands: Duterte’s first night in a jail cell is a pivotal moment for the ICC
Outside the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention centre, where former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was taken on Wednesday, his supporters gathered, waving national flags and shouting, “Bring him back!” as…
Philippines: Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings
Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”. The…
Philippines: Town offers bounty for mosquitoes as dengue rises
Authorities in one of the Philippines’ most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue. Carlito Cernal, village chief…
Philippines: Parliament votes to impeach vice-president
The Philippines’ parliament has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte following complaints about alleged corruption. Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, has been accused of misusing millions of…
Philippines: Scientists stop research survey in disputed sea amid China’s ‘harassment’
The Philippines says it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after its fisheries vessels faced “dangerous harassment” and aggressive behaviour from China’s coastguard and navy. The…
Philippines: Evacuations under way as Mt Kanlaon volcano erupts
Mount Kanlaon in central Philippines has erupted, sending a huge ash column into the sky and startling residents as the government ordered the evacuation of thousands of those living in…
Philippines: Filipino vessel ‘sideswiped’ by China Coast Guard
The Philippines says the China Coast Guard has fired water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel in the South China Sea. The incident happened near the disputed Scarborough Shoal and…
Cambodia: Authorities jail 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates
Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried through surrogacy. They were sentenced to four years in prison,…
Philippines: Second impeachment motion filed against VP Sara Duterte
Activists the Philippines have lodged a new impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. At least 74 left-wing complainants, including human rights and labour leaders, asked the country’s House of…