Philippines President

Investigate President Rodrigo Duterte for murder, UN rights chief urges Philippines

The UN rights chief urged the Philippines on Tuesday to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte for murder, after he boasted that he in the past had personally killed suspected criminals.

Dec 20, 2016, 19:29 PM IST

Rodrigo Duterte sworn-in as new Philippine President

Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday was sworn-in as the 16th President of the Philippines.

Jun 30, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte unapologetic for justifying journalist killings

Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will not apologise for his controversial remarks justifying the killing of corrupt journalists, his spokesperson said on Thursday.

Jun 02, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Philippine elections underway to elect new president

Polls opened at 6:00am (local time) and voting was to continue until 5:00 pm.

May 09, 2016, 04:47 AM IST