Latest Rodrigo Duterte News

Rights groups ask Filipinos to reject ex-Pres Duterte and detained preacher in upcoming elections

Oct. 09, 2024 05:36 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters Wednesday to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy in next year’s mid-term elections, citing the criminal allegations they’re facing. Duterte registered...

Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy

Oct. 07, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines's former President Rodrigo Duterte registered Monday to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drugs crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a possible crime against humanity....

Filipino televangelist pleads not guilty to child abuse and human trafficking charges

Sep. 13, 2024 03:44 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have stopped an earthquake, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of abuse of minors and human trafficking in a court arraignment that's the latest mark of his reversal of...

How did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?

Sep. 09, 2024 21:51 PM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and televangelists in the Philippines. Proclaiming himself as the “appointed son of God,” he also was a political kingmaker who backed former President Rodrigo Duterte. ...

Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse

Aug. 24, 2024 03:57 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city Saturday in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking, police officials said. A supporter of the group, called...

The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated

Aug. 09, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights by probing electronic communications and bypassing privacy safeguards. Nearly 200 nations approved the United...

Philippine court blocks government’s effort to close news outlet that criticized former president

Aug. 09, 2024 06:48 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine appeals court reversed a regulator's 2018 order to shut down a prominent news outlet in a decision made public Friday, marking a legal victory for journalists who angered former President Rodrigo Duterte by reporting critically on his deadly crackdown on...