the Philippines

Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte speaks behind a blue podium in a white shirt

Does Duterte’s wrath against the Catholic Church have no limit?

Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-Catholic scorn does not appear to be seriously damaging his appeal. The first polls of 2019 show the president’s approval rating is up to 80 percent, despite 8 in 10 Filipinos being Catholic.

There are close to 1,100 patients at Manila's Bicutan Rehabilitation Center, double its maximum capacity.

How to rehabilitate addicts in the Philippines’ vicious drug war?

Justice
Rallies

Mass rallies for and against the president of the Philippines erupt in Manila

Global Politics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in Davao city.

‘Stop telling us what to do!’ What’s behind a Filipino leader’s scolding of Washington

Conflict
Jennelyn Olaires, the partner of Michael Siaron whom police said was killed by a vigilante group in Manila.

The rule of law in the Philippines gives way to more summary executions

Conflict
A boy pushes his bike through a flooded road after heavy rain in Candaba, Pampanga province, Philippines on Dec. 17, 2015.

Rich countries need to stop being hypocrites on climate change, Philippines president says

Global Politics

“China, America, Europe, they continued to emit their poisonous fumes in the name of prosperity,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. “There really is climate change. But who caused it? Not us.”“China, America, Europe, they continued to emit their poisonous fumes in the name of prosperity,” President Rodrigo Duterte said. “There really is climate change. But who caused it? Not us.”

Barack Obama shakes hands with Philippine President Benigno Aquino

What Obama should know about women in the Philippines

Justice

The Philippines’ abortion law is among the strictest in the world. Abortion is illegal under all circumstances. Let’s help brief Obama on the issue during his visit to the archipelago.

Graffiti calling for help after Typhoon Haiyan devastated Tacloban city, in the central Philippines.

The pace of relief is finally rising in the Philippines

Development & Education

A full-scale relief effort has been slow to emerge in Tacloban, a Philippine city ripped to shreds by last week’s typhoon. BBC reporter Jonathan Head describes a growing sense of panic and fear, but also the the first signs that aid is finally ramping up and on the move.

Much of Tacloban City has been reduced to piles of wreckage.

A Filipino American returns to Tacloban City, in hopes of rescuing loved ones

Environment

Filipino American nurse Earlbhert Fabella grew up in Tacloban City and remembers it fondly. Now, he’s headed back with other nurses to help the survivors and get his mother.

Tons of frozen skipjack tuna in the hold of the Heng Xing 1.

Tuna’s Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

Global Politics

The southern Pacific is home to someof the last healthy tuna populations, but they’re coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets. Shannon Service reports from Palau on the tiny country’s efforts to protect its tuna populations from overfishing.