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

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 ...

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

Federation President of Argao, Cebu, has been apprehended following the fatal shooting of a man on Friday, July 11, 2025 ...

At least 244 people were killed and 265 hurt in BARMM during the last election period, including 103 deaths linked to the polls, Climate Conflict Action Asia reports ...

“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 ...

Fifteen police officers have been taken into custody and are being investigated for their alleged role in the abductions and feared killings of at least 34 ...