The Philippines recorded the highest number of alleged abductions of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Asia from 2023 to 2024, ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is among the candidates vying for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday's ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. explicitly addressed anti-trafficking in his 2024 SONA when he announced a ban on all ...

The Philippines' justice secretary said Friday he has asked for Japan's technical assistance to help the search for dozens of cockfighting participants allegedly killed by rogue police and dumped ...

Voting has been marred by pockets of violence. In Silay City in central Philippines, police reported that two people died and seven others were hurt in a shooting.

Money, power, violence in high-stakes Philippine elections Comelec, recorded 46 acts of political violence between January 12 and April 11 ...

The killing of 19-year-old Sophia Marie Coquilla has intensified calls to revisit the juvenile justice law, with critics ...

MANILA, Philippines – Politics in the Bangsamoro region remained a deadly game as the cycle of bloodshed deepened during the 2025 midterm elections, with more violence, more bodies, and a ...

“Huwag na kayong maghanap ng pulis sa presinto, sapagkat ang pulis ay nasa inyo na sa pamamagitan ng telepono,” declared Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III, emphasizing a ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said two of the four cadets in the alleged hazing incident in the ...