Philippine government’s drug war a big failure: Vice president
Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo declares the gov’t’s war on drugs a failure.
Tag: war on drugs
Duterte fires Vice President Rodredo as co-chair of anti-drugs agency
President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo as co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Presidential Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo told The Manila Times on Sunday.
US offers to back war against Mexico drug cartels
President Donald Trump offered Tuesday to help Mexico hunt the killers of nine Mormon women and children shot dead in a lawless border area – and said the United States stood ready to back its southern neighbor in a “war” on the drug cartels.
Philippines eyes pullout from UNHRC
Foreign Affairs Secretary mulls the possibility of the country’s withdrawal from United Nations Human Rights Council.
Manila slams UN rights experts
The Philippine government attacked United Nations human rights experts on Saturday for “unpardonable intrusions”, after a call for an international investigation into killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
Cambodia’s war on drugs escalates
In the first three months of 2019 the Anti-drug police handled 2,047 drug offenses and arrested 4,434 people, including 365 women, according to a report obtained today.
78% of Filipinos support Duterte’s harsh anti-drug drive
Around 78% of Filipinos are satisfied with the current campaign against illegal drugs.
US and Mexico to jointly fight drug cartels
US and Mexican law enforcement authorities to target the leaders of drug cartels.
Philippines to intensify war against illicit drugs
Philippine President Duterte vowes to intensify his administration’s war on drugs.
US upset over deadly Bangladeshi anti-drug drive
The United States has expressed concern about a Bangladeshi anti-drugs campaign.
Duterte urges ‘fast-track’ sacking of top judge
Duterte says lawmakers must “fast-track” the impeachment of the nation’s top judge.
Duterte calls UN rights chief ‘empty-headed’
Rodrigo Duterte launches a foul-mouthed attack on the UN human rights chief.
Duterte moves to target fake drugs
Philippine President Duterte targets fake over-the-counter medicines to try to stem the spread of counterfeit paracetamol.
PH says exit marks ‘beginning of the end’ for ICC
Philippines says its withdrawal from the ICC could be “the beginning of the institution’s end”
Duterte withdrawing PH from ICC
Philippines says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court due to what Duterte called “outrageous” attacks.
Duterte to skip regional summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is skipping a regional summit in Australia this month, his spokesman confirmed.
Over 100 killed since December in PH drug war
More than 100 drug suspects have been killed since Duterte waged “war on drugs”.
‘ICC weighing Duterte complaint’
The International Criminal Court is preparing a complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity.
Duterte says police may return to drugs war
Rodrigo Duterte says that the police will reassume their role in his war on drugs.
Human rights skirted at Manila’s Asia summit
Leaders of Asian nations meeting in Manila skirts around the mass exodus of Rohingya.
Duterte hopes drugs war shift will satisfy ‘bleeding hearts’
Duterte hopes a shift to target big networks in his war on drugs will satisfy “bleeding hearts”.
Court asked to halt war on drugs
A group of lawyers file an injunction with the Supreme Court to try to stop President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
