Philippine Police General Files Complaint Against Ex-President for Threatening ‘Joke’

Philippine police today arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ongoing investigation into his violent anti-drug campaign. In a statement, the presidential palace said that the 79-year-old was arrested this morning at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport after returning from Hong Kong. “Early inContinue Reading

Philippines Confident on US Alliance Despite Trump Disruptions, Ambassador Says

The Philippines expects that its existing defense arrangements with the United States will survive the Trump administration’s tumultuous early months, Manila’s ambassador to the United States said yesterday. Speaking at a forum with foreign correspondents in Manila, Jose Manuel Romualdez stated that existing defense arrangements between the two security allies,Continue Reading

Some Thoughts On Sara Duterte’s Impeachment

One benefit of hailing from a country with a parliamentary system is that one’s immune to the drama of impeachment. If a prime minister is a criminal or unloved, the ruling party simply quorums a vote amongst its members and finds a new leader. (My own country has trialed fourContinue Reading