![In his more than four years in office, it was the first time that Duterte addressed the UN body, which marks its 75th anniversary this year [Manuel Elias/UN via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/000_8QH6ZN-1.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Philippine president says Manila ‘firmly rejects’ attempts to undermine 2016 ruling declaring China’s claim illegal.
Rodrigo Duterte
A funeral parlour in Manila becomes a window into the lives and deaths shaping President Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’.
![Pemberton was jailed in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude near a former US navy base north of the capital, Manila [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/927fd79e7a2843fdba9865c642d982eb_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was jailed in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude in Olongapo City.
![Duterte's office on Tuesday said the Philippines stands ready to work with Russia on vaccine trials, supply and production [File: Ace Morandante/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/d075ca9445f642e8bd6ec3fe237b834d_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Amid warnings by experts, Russia steps up vaccine development and promises to deliver it to the...
![Duterte's order early on Monday came after 80 local groups representing 80,000 doctors and a million nurses called for tighter controls, saying the country was losing the fight against the coronavirus [Screenshot: Government TV - RTVM]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/f27b283c461e45fb8a93e4d2637fcd52_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Philippine president orders restrictions in Manila, neighbouring provinces affecting as many as 25 million people.
![Duterte said a lengthy lockdown that was one of the strictest in the world may have hurt the economy but had kept the number of infections in the country in check [Presidential Photos via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/f76e81b83e82436d917488cec4885e9b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Philippine president lists measures to revive economy amid pandemic but veers towards war on drugs and death penalty.
![President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this month signed a widely opposed anti-terror law, which critics fear could be used against human rights defenders and to muzzle dissent [File: Robinson Ninal Jr/Office of the President via AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/0d1aed5dea5b4fc7af296abdb920057b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Philippine president seen as having firm grip on power but faces unprecedented criticism over COVID-19 response.
![In the absence of a clear healthcare approach, critics say Duterte has increasingly militarised efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus [File: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/d7a13b48c395491ca397ac27a4b8f36d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Philippine president’s threats follow a government official’s proposal to impose a ‘shame campaign’ to contain COVID-19.
![Since his election in 2016, Duterte repeatedly threatened the company with closure [File: Rolex dela Pena/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/81512168231f43ddb3ff1f0643f9d82b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Shutdown deprives millions of Filipinos access to information while thousands of employees are expected to lose jobs.
![Legal experts warn that the anti-terror law's overly broad articles will allow discriminatory enforcement, privacy infringements and suppression of peaceful dissent [Aaron Favila/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/75d8ecc9f3814d0fa1886260b68789ed_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Philippine president signed bill into law on Friday after pushing it through Congress during the coronavirus lockdown.
![President Duterte's six-year term in office will end on June 30, 2022 and the current constitution bars him from seeking re-election [File: Joey Dalumpines/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9fc01f32805c4e53b64e4c943bb58172_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Analysts say the pandemic has exposed the president’s ‘militarist’ approach and lack of a serious policy agenda.
![A protester talks to the crowd during a rally against the proposed anti-terror bill at the University of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines on June 12, 2020 [AP Photo/Aaron Favila]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9d05b05052524d1fbfb837bfac1d74c1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The government needs to accept that there are no shortcuts to peace and retract the bill.
![Ressa and her news website Rappler face at least eight active cases [Aaron Favila/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d1832d3518fd44f2b3bf271c4dad3c65_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Ressa, who runs Rappler, sentenced to at least six months in jail for ‘cyber libel’, will appeal controversial ruling.
![Ressa and the publication she leads have been targeted by Duterte because of its coverage of the deadly 'war on drugs' and its expose on the vast pro-Duterte network spreading alleged fake news on social media [File: Alecs Ongcal/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6a812251ace94468816fdcc804982d58_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Rappler CEO has been targeted by Duterte’s administration for the news website’s coverage of the deadly ‘war on drugs’.