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March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Philippine ex-President Duterte appears by video link in The Hague courtroom

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared by video link before judges at the International Criminal Court
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Supporters of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hold flags and banners during a demonstration outside the International Criminal Court detention center near The Hague in Scheveningen, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
March 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM

Philippine ex-president Duterte heading to The Hague to face ICC charges

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to the Netherlands to face an International Criminal Court charge of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office
March 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Llore Pasco wipes tears behind pictures of her sons who were victims of alleged extra-judicial killings as she attends a press conference a day after the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
March 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM

What is the International Criminal Court, which Duterte arrested?

The International Criminal Court has had former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on a warrant containing charges of murder as a crime against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office
March 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A person holds a sign against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte following his arrest in Quezon City, Philippines, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)
March 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM

Philippines' Duterte arrested under ICC warrant

Members of the Philippine National Police met the former president as he arrived in Manila, the capital, on a flight from Hong Kong, the office said.
March 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers for the former populist president in Hong Kong on March 9, 2025.
2 months ago

DOD-contracted aircraft crashes in Philippines, killing all on board

A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission crashed in the Philippines, killing all four on board, federal officials said.
2 months ago
Wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines, after officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board, on Feb. 6, 2025.
8 months ago

Smartmatic president, other execs charged with bribing Philippines election official

The voting machine company executives allegedly paid $1 million in bribes to the former chairman of the Philippines' Commission on Elections, the DOJ said.
8 months ago
Picture of the logo of Smartmatic, the firm that supplies Venezuela's voting technology, seen on a sliding door at the headquarters of the company in Caracas, Aug. 2, 2017.
2 years ago

How the Mayon volcano eruption is wreaking havoc in the Philippines

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines are facing long-term displacement as the Mayon volcano, the most active on the archipelago, continues to erupt.
2 years ago
Mount Mayon spews lava during an eruption near Legazpi city in Albay province, south of Manila, June 11, 2023.
2 years ago

Huge fire breaks out at bus terminal in Philippines

A huge blaze broke out at a bus terminal in Quezon City, prompting evacuations at nearby businesses and rerouting buses.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Huge fire breaks out at bus terminal in Philippines
6 years ago

Dengue epidemic declared in Philippines; over 600 dead, nearly 150,000 cases in 2019

A dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines in the wake of 622 deaths and 146,062 cases of the disease having been recorded in 2019 alone.
6 years ago
Dengue patients lie inside a room at the San Lazaro government hospital in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2019.
6 years ago

Three policemen convicted of murder in deadly Philippines drug war

The convictions are the first rebuke to police since Duterte's election.
6 years ago
Two of three police officers are escorted out of the courtroom after being found guilty and sentenced up to 40 years without parole for the killing of a student, Nov. 29, 2018, in Caloocan city, Philippines.
7 years ago

Erupting volcano in Philippines forces evacuation of thousands of villagers

The Mayon volcano in the Philippines continued to erupt Tuesday evening.
7 years ago
This photo taken from a drone shows a column of ash shooting up from the Mayon volcano as it continues to erupt, seen from the city of Legazpi in Albay province, south of Manila, Jan. 24, 2018.
8 years ago

US Secretary of State offers Philippine President help with war on drugs, if he changes tactics

Tillerson is said to have offered specific resources to help the Philippines.
8 years ago
U.S. State Secretary Rex Tillerson, left, poses with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the former's courtesy call at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 7, 2017.
8 years ago

Duterte dismisses human rights concerns after meeting Tillerson

Rodrigo Duterte dismissed concerns about his country's human rights record.
8 years ago
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prior to their meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Aug. 7, 2017.
8 years ago

Video from Manila resort attack shows gunman setting fire to casino

Video footage from the Manila resort's deadly attack shows the gunman setting fire to the casino, stealing gambling chips, and shooting at security forces in a stairwell.
8 years ago
Manila Police and Resorts World Manila released this image made from security video on June 3, 2017 showing a gunman walking away after setting fire to a gambling table in the Resorts World Manila entertainment and gambling complex, June 2, 2017 in Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines.
8 years ago

VIDEO: Manila casino shows video of the deadly gunman attack
8 years ago

What we know about the Philippine resort attack and how it unfolded

A timeline of the deadly attack at Resorts World Manila and its aftermath.
8 years ago
Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex in suburban Pasay city, Philippines, June 2, 2017.
8 years ago

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Manila attack

Thirty-six died in the attack.
8 years ago
8 years ago

VIDEO: 36 people dead after the attack at a resort in Manila, Philippines
8 years ago

At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack, suspect has killed himself

Resorts World Manila went on lockdown after the shooting.
8 years ago
Smoke rises from the Resorts World Manila complex in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines, June 2, 2017.
8 years ago

VIDEO: At least 35 dead in Philippine resort attack