News Philippines Politics: Philippines pullout from UNHRC is Duterte’s call – Palace
It would be up to President Duterte to decide whether the Philippines should withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which adopted an Iceland-initiated resolution seeking a review of his crackdown on illegal drugs, Malacañang said yesterday.
News Philippines Politics: U.N. Rights Council to Investigate Killings in Philippine Drug War
lawyers and members of the political opposition. Despite fierce opposition from Philippine officials, 18 countries backed the resolution, while 14 opposed it, and 15 others abstained. The Philippine ...
News Philippines Politics: A rarity in Philippine politics
Mayor Isko Moreno’s unrelenting campaign to clean up and rid his beloved city of illegal vendors and the tons of waste littering its streets got a little ugly when he stepped on a mound of human feces near the Andres Bonifacio Shrine that is just a stone’s throw from the…
News Philippines Politics: President of Philippines says he 'cured' himself of being gay
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a crowd he ... comment during a speech to the Filipino community while visiting Tokyo. . After accusing his political opponent and vocal critic Sen. ...
News Philippines Politics: Russian destroyer gets close to US Navy ship in Philippine Sea, forces move to 'avoid collision'
The USS Chancellorsville was operating in the Philippine Sea at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Friday when the Russian ship DD572 "maneuvered from behind and to the right of the Chancellorsville ...
