Philippines human rights

The region’s authoritarian turn has made life difficult for lawmakers opposing entrenched political interests.

The Philippine president threatened to shut down major telecom operators and said Beijing was “in possession” of the South China Sea.

The Philippines will send police door-to-door to usher COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms into government quarantine facilities.

The new law has received sharp criticism from rights and legal groups. There’s also skepticism it will achieve its stated goal of countering terrorism in the Philippines.

The Philippines' terrorism threat is real, and growing. Will the new act change that?

Domestic and international watchdogs condemned the verdict, which may put countless local journalists and internet users at risk of charges they cannot fight.

6 jeepney drivers were arrested last week and subsequently released on bail for protesting lost wages during the coronavirus lockdown.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign the recently-passed legislation, which will allow authorities to classify dissent as terrorism.

Duterte’s heavy-handed approach to policing has drawn international criticism.

A new report details the suffering of children who lose fathers and relatives in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug war.

Rights groups and journalists have flagged physical abuse by police and unreported prison deaths as the Philippine government orders all quarantine violators to be arrested.

Curfew violators, poor and displaced residents, activists, and alleged “fake news” disseminators are facing arrest and persecution as they accuse authorities of failing to provide relief.