President Rodrigo Duterte

'Cyber Libel' Charge : A Duterte critic, Filipino journo held

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".

Thousands rally in Philippines to warn of Duterte 'dictatorship'

Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has held rallies to warn against what they see as the emergence of a dictatorship under the no-nonsense but hugely popular leader.

February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019

'Cyber Libel' Charge : A Duterte critic, Filipino journo held

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".

September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017

Thousands rally in Philippines to warn of Duterte 'dictatorship'

Left-wing activists and political opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has held rallies to warn against what they see as the emergence of a dictatorship under the no-nonsense but hugely popular leader.