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SE Asia 7 years ago

Duterte sorry for Hong Kong deaths in 2010 hostage crisis

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday formally apologised over the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists in a 2010 Manila hostage crisis that soured ties with the Chinese territory.

SE Asia 7 years ago

International Criminal Court to Philippines: Don’t quit

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday urged the Philippines not to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, as it warned that quitting the court would have no impact on ongoing proceedings.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Duterte declares Philippines withdrawal from ICC

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC).

SE Asia 8 years ago

Duterte to skip ASEAN summit in Australia

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is skipping a regional summit in Australia this month, his spokesman said Monday, as he faces international censure for Manila's deadly drug war.

SE Asia 8 years ago

International criminal court opens initial probes into Duterte drug war

The prosecutor at the world's only permanent war crimes court said Thursday she was opening initial probes into allegations that thousands of people have been killed during the "war on drugs" in the Philippines.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Duterte threatens Mideast work ban after maid 'rapes'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to ban hundreds of thousands of Filipinas from working as maids in the Middle East as he said domestic workers were being raped in Kuwait.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Philippines' main airport fires contractor over baggage thefts

Manila airport fired a major contractor and announced a raft of new security measures on Friday after a spate of baggage thefts at the main Philippine gateway once derided as the world's worst airport.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Duterte under fire as Philippines moves to close Rappler

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's government rejected calls Tuesday to halt the potential closure a news website that has been reporting on his deadly drug war, with media watchdogs raising fears over eroding freedoms.

SE Asia 8 years ago

Five killed as Philippine police resume drug war

Five narcotics suspects have been killed in the Philippines, police said Thursday, as authorities again ramp up a drug war that has drawn warnings that President Rodrigo Duterte may be overseeing a crime against humanity.