Tag : Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines title : ISIS 'Using 100 Christians', Including Priest, as Human Shields in Philippines
summary : June 27, 2017: Islamic State fighters in the Philippines are using dozens of Christians - including a priest - as human shields to protect themselves amid an ongoing battle to retake Marawi City.
date : Jun 27, 2017 09:57 AM EDT
Resorts World Manila Attack title : Resorts World Manila Attack: Gunmen Open Fire at Guests, ISIS Claims Responsibility
summary : Developing story: A number of heavily armed men garbed in black and wearing face masks opened fire at guests at Resorts World Manila, a resort located near an international airport in Pasay City, Philippines.
date : Jun 01, 2017 04:40 PM EDT
Marawi Attack title : ISIS Affiliated Group Burns Church, Abducts Priest and Others in Southern Philippines
summary : Militants affiliated with the terror group ISIS took a Catholic priest captive along with other parishioners in southern Philippines on Tuesday night.
date : May 24, 2017 09:28 AM EDT
Manny Pacquiao title : Manny Pacquiao Pushes for Death Penalty, Says Even Jesus Was Sentenced to Death
summary : Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who openly professes faith in Jesus and His finished work on the cross, once more expressed support for the death penalty last week and cited the Bible to justify his stance.
date : Jan 26, 2017 12:50 PM EST
Nikki Haley title : Nikki Haley Criticizes UN on Anti-Israel Bias During Ambassador Confirmation Hearing
summary : S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley took issue with what she believes is United Nations' members lack of support to Israel during her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to become U.N. ambassador for the United States. She also spoke against Russia, and questioned what she called disproportionate funding the U.N. receives from the U.S.
date : Jan 19, 2017 04:18 PM EST
Boy Who Lost His Father title : 18,000 Children in the Philippines Greet New Year as Orphans Amid Government’s War on Drugs
summary : An estimated 18,000 children in the Philippines have lost parents because of the government’s war against drugs, and they could suffer from lifelong trauma unless intervention is carried out.
date : Jan 03, 2017 10:17 AM EST
Kill Zone title : 5,000 Suspected Drug Dealers in the Philippines Killed ‘Like Animals,’ Reports Say
summary : True to the campaign promise of Philippines Pres. Rodrigo Duterte that many “drug addicts” will die if he should get elected, more than 5,000 suspected drug dealers have been killed in the country in less than five months since he sat in office.
date : Dec 08, 2016 10:27 PM EST
Anti-Marcos Protest title : Protests Break Out in the Philippines Over Former Dictator Marcos’ Burial at Heroes’ Cemetery
summary : Pockets of protests erupted in different places in the Philippines as former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos was laid to rest at the Heroes’ Cemetery on Friday in what many people call a sneaky burial.
date : Nov 20, 2016 09:16 PM EST
Rodrigo Duterte title : Duterte Breaks Promise to Stop Cursing, Lashes Out Anew at US
summary : After a surprising announcement last week that he would stop cursing, Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte broke his promise Monday and uttered cuss words while speaking in his home town, Davao City.
date : Nov 04, 2016 01:42 PM EDT
Rodrigo Duterte title : Philippine Pres. Duterte: ‘God Told Me To Stop Cursing’
summary : Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking president of the Philippines, said on Thursday that God talked to him and told him to stop cursing.
date : Oct 29, 2016 09:56 AM EDT
Manny Pacquiao title : Manny Pacquiao Says God Sent Duterte to Save Philippines Amid Backlash Over Bloody War on Drugs
summary : Filipino boxing great-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao has vowed his full support for President Rodrigo Duterte, stating that he believes that God sent Duterte to save the nation even as he faces increasing scrutiny over his bloody "war on drugs."
date : Oct 26, 2016 09:27 AM EDT
Catholic Church title : Philippine Catholic Church Losing Clout Over Widely Supported Drug Killings
summary : The Philippine Catholic church, once a powerful entity that influenced the country’s sociopolitical landscape, appears to be losing its clout over issues surrounding the killings related to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war.
date : Oct 11, 2016 04:12 PM EDT
Rodrigo Duterte title : Philippine President Sends Death Squads after Criminals, Drug Dealers, Addicts
summary : Rodrigo Duterte, new president of the Philippines, is making good on his campaign pledge to implement a surge of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers, users and criminals. Starting the day after he was elected on May 10, 2016, through Aug. 4, according to a local account, there have been 571 killings, mostly executions by police and vigilante groups.
date : Aug 05, 2016 08:07 PM EDT