Philippine journalist Maria Ressa leaves the Court of Tax Appeals building after attending a hearing in a case against her on charges of tax evasion, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Sept. 21, 2020.

Lawyer: Stopping Nobel-Winning Editor from Traveling to Collect Prize Would Harm Philippines

Journalist Maria Ressa is scheduled to attend a ceremony in Oslo next month.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right on screen) speaks as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (left on screen) and government officials listen at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) via video conference, in Phnom Penh, Nov. 25, 2021.

Asian, European Leaders Snub Myanmar, Urge Return to Democracy

2021-11-26

ASEM summit statement doesn’t refer to South China Sea, but states commitment to “freedom of navigation” at sea.

Philippine activists protest near the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila against President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war as he starts his final year in office, June 30, 2021.

ICC’s Suspension of Probe into Philippine Drug War Upsets Human Rights Groups

2021-11-23

The Hague-based court for now has deferred to a local investigation into extrajudicial killings of drug suspects.

Police in Zamboanga City, Philippines, released this photo of Kalmi Ammad Mustala, an alleged Abu Sayyaf bomb expert, after his arrest, Nov. 23, 2021.

Philippine Police Arrest Suspected Militant Bomb Expert Linked to Jolo Church Attack

2021-11-23

Authorities identified the suspect, Kalmi Ahmad Mustala, as a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group.

The BRP Sierra Madre, a marooned transport ship which Philippine marines live on as a military outpost, is pictured in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, Mar. 30, 2014.

Philippines Resupplies Outpost But Complains of Continuing Chinese ‘Harrassment’

Two civilian boats with navy personnel were able to reach it.

Philippine troops wave from the BRP Sierra Madre anchored near Ayungin Shoal in the South China Sea, May 11, 2015.

Duterte ‘Abhors’ China’s Use of Water Cannon on Philippine Boats

Philippine leader spoke out during a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and ASEAN leaders.

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (second from right) prays with then-presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte at a birthday celebration during a thanksgiving worship service in Lingayen, a town in Pangasinan province, northern Philippines, March 27, 2016.

Philippines: Duterte’s Spiritual Adviser Charged with Sex-Trafficking in US

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, is based in the president’s hometown.

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