Topic: Rodrigo Duterte

A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in 2014 has been released from prison and deported from the Philippines.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday pardoned a U.S. Marine convicted in 2015 of killing a woman after he discovered she was transgender.

The Philippines is moving forward with projects that involve a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pinning his hopes on Russia's new coronavirus vaccine.

Malaysia is returning more than 1,800 tons of toxic waste to Romania after local authorities discovered the shipping containers of hazardous materials at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte signed an antiterrorism bill Friday that critics say could allow greater suppression of criticism of the government and human rights abuses.

A court in the Philippines convicted celebrated journalist Maria Ressa of cyber libel in a case that freedom of the press advocates described as an attempt to muzzle criticism of the Duterte government.

A United Nations report Thursday said the Philippines government has engaged in widespread human rights violations in the name of national security and drug trafficking.

The Philippines' largest television network, ABS-CBN, shut down Tuesday after its license expired under government order.

World leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined in the WHO announcement Friday to begin the "landmark collaboration."