THE plenary of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night adopted the findings of its Quad Committee, directly accusing former President Rodrigo Duterte and his closest henchmen—Sens. Ronald dela ...

France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Dutertes may have tightened their grip on Davao City during the recently concluded midterm elections, but their hold appears to be slipping away in the provinces of the ...

Philippine elections: Dutertes sweep Davao races, what it means Family dominates Davao vote, ex-president Duterte wins by a landslide from behind bars ...

Philippine election: why Davao re-elected Rodrigo Duterte as mayor despite his ICC trial The Philippines now faces the unique challenge of a mayor governing in absentia from The Hague – though ...

Rodrigo Duterte, detained at the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity, regained the mayorship of family stronghold Davao City, an initial tally showed.

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Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) inside the Davao Prison Penal Farm (DPPF) known as the Davao Penal Colony or Dapecol, will be casting their votes on May 12 in a special arrangement with the COMELEC ...

MANILA, Philippines – Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte is facing a fresh complaint at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Duterte was slapped with a criminal ...

Trump dreams of his own Kafkaesque penal colony, a place where he can ship the accused without the trouble of a trial, a place where the imprisoned have no chance to defend themselves and, in fact ...

DAVAO, Philippines – The March 11 arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to The Hague to face the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rocked his Davao stronghold, leaving ...