Duterte

SAN FRANCISCO — Many supporters of Brandon Lee are long-time friends who are angry and upset, that his life hangs in the balance — because they say he was a target of an extra-judicial assassination attempt...

The Bern is blazing through Southern California. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders went to Los Angeles over the weekend to hold rallies, and do television appearances. As he pushes his campaign through America’s second-largest city, he reached...

WASHINGTON D.C. – “In the Philippines, Duterte has used his ‘war on drugs’ to justify rampant human rights abuses including these extra-judicial killings and imprisonment of opposition figures… I am especially concerned about the plight of...

Dozens of members of the Malaya Movement took to the streets to send a message to the Trump administration and Washington D.C. to stop sending U.S. taxpayer money to fund President Duterte’s ongoing war on drugs....

CHICAGO — The fight continues for Filipino activists in Chicago, as their concerns about the Duterte administration hit closer to home. Around 50 activists rallied after the president’s State of the Nation address on Monday. Pat...

Despite criticisms from Fil-Am activists and pressure from international governments and human rights organizations, President Duterte continues to enjoy high approval ratings in the Philippines. According to a Pulse Asia survey, 85% of Filipinos trust and...

PHILADELPHIA — After more than an hour delay, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 1.5-hour State of the Nation address on Monday in the Philippines. But human rights defenders who gathered at the Philadelphia City Hall on...

In Vancouver, militant groups — including Bayan, Migrante and Gabriela — also took part in the Global Day of Action in time for Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation address. Marieton Pacheco tells more....Read More

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland has voted to pass a resolution on Friday that green lights a comprehensive examination of the human rights situation in the Philippines. Despite the Duterte administration’s opposition...

Chinese fishermen inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone — all for friendship, according to Malacanang, a day after President Duterte said that China will not allow itself to be banned from fishing, even within Philippine waters....Read More