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Commentary: Martial law in the Philippines was no ‘golden age’

The numbers — 70,000 detained, 35,000 tortured, 3,200 killed — represent the victims of President Ferdinand E. Marcos’ era of martial law, from 1972 to 1986. They mark one of the darkest periods in the Philippines’ history.

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Philippine police chief offers to quit over drug-linked cops

The Philippine national police chief says he has offered to resign to encourage nearly a thousand other police officials to heed an official appeal for them to resign en masse to regain public trust after some enforcers were implicated in drug trafficking

The Independent UK

Philippine police: New drug crackdown leads to less killings

The Philippine police chief says law enforcers have killed 46 drug suspects and arrested more than 22,000 under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., figures he says shows efforts to avoid lethal force

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Marcos Jr. reaffirms US ties in first 100 days of presidency

Saturday marks Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 100th day in office

The Independent UK

Marcos Government Slashes Funding for Historical Preservation

Amid accusations of historical distortion, the Marcos government has stoked fears of re-writing history books as it cuts the budget for archiving and culture.

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Philippines: ‘Communist’ Book Bans Raise New Censorship Fears

Free speech advocates are concerned the new government of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will continue cracking down on independent media in an attempt to whitewash the history of his father’s brutal dictatorship.

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US lawmakers meet detained Philippine opposition leader

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, who was once banned from the Philippines by former President Rodrigo Duterte, has met a long-detained Filipino opposition leader, whom he says was wrongfully imprisoned under Duterte and should be freed

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What the Philippines Has at Stake in Taiwan

Politicians in the Philippines have called for a contingency plan for the evacuation of the estimated 200,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.

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Ex-VP Candidate Walden Bello Arrested for Accusing Sara Duterte’s Aide of Narcotics Involvement

Walden Bello, an esteemed scholar and candidate for vice president in the last election in the Philippines, is the latest victim in a string of “cyber-libel” cases that have undermined civil liberties.

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ICC Pushes Probe on the Philippines’ Drug War

The Philippines’ decision not to rejoin the International Criminal Court sets a precedent for other countries to leave multilateral institutions whenever state leaders feel intimidated or uncomfortable.

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‘Philippines has no intention of rejoining the ICC’: Marcos Jr

Former President Duterte withdrew from the court in 2019 after an ICC investigation into his drug crackdown.

Al Jazeera

Marcos Jr. says Philippines won't rejoin international court

Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Philippines has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court, a decision that supports his predecessor’s stance but rejects the wishes of human rights activists

The Independent UK

Opposition: Philippines should rejoin international court

Opposition leaders have asked new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to restore the country’s membership in the International Criminal Court to strengthen defenses against human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president

The namesake son of an ousted dictator is sworn in as Philippine president in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history in the country.

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Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippine president

The return of a Marcos to the presidency is the stunning end of a decades-long process to rehabilitate the family's brand.

Al Jazeera

Ferdinand Marcos Jr sworn in as Philippines president

Marcos Jr takes Philippines top job, 36 years after his father was toppled and forced into exile in a popular uprising.

The Independent UK

Dictator's son Marcos Jr taking oath as Philippine president

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is to be sworn in as president of the Philippines on Thursday 36 years after an army-backed “People Power” revolt booted his father to global infamy

Al Jazeera

Disinformation reigns in Philippines as Marcos Jr takes top job

Ferdinand Marcos Jr was propelled to power on the back of a ‘well-oiled’ campaign that whitewashed his father’s crimes.

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A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

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Philippines: News Site Rappler Ordered To Shut Down

The site, co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, was known for covering Duterte’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The move comes a day before President Rodrigo Duterte is due to leave office.

The Independent UK

Maria Ressa: Philippines affirms news site shutdown order

Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa says in a speech in Hawaii Tuesday that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down her news site

The Guardian - UK

‘The Punisher’: Rodrigo Duterte’s violent reign as Philippines president to end

Analysis: Duterte’s popularity remains undented among people in poorer areas despite attacks on human rights, rule of law and media

Bangkok Post

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: Journalism is 'at an existential moment'

Lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has told this year's DW Global Media Forum in Bonn.

WEKU

The daughter of the outgoing Philippine president takes oath as vice president

The electoral triumphs of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte extend a Philippine political history that has long been dominated by politicians belonging to the same bloodlines.

The Independent UK

Duterte’s daughter takes oath as Philippine vice president

Sara Duterte, daughter of the outgoing Philippine populist president, has taken her oath on Sunday as vice president following a landslide electoral victory

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