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How Maria Ressa, who would go on to win a Nobel Peace Prize, became a prime target of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on the press. A 90-minute documentary. “What we’re seeing is death by a thousand cuts of our democracy,” veteran Philippine journalist @mariaressa said in the documentary @_athousandcuts . Here's how you can watch the doc, as Ressa is due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10: https://t.co/cF84R3iMh0 — FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) December 9, 2021 The documentary @_athousandcuts chronicles the crackdown on the Philippine press and the work of journalist @mariaressa , who is scheduled to receive a Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10. Here's how you can watch the doc. https://t.co/cF84R3iMh0 — FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) December 9, 2021

For those of us who still have loved ones in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation in a recorded speech aired Monday, December 28, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Catching up on Maria Ressa President Rodrigo Duterte has called Maria Ressa’s website, Rappler, “fake news” and his supporters have attacked the journalist on social media. Ressa says at one point she was getting 90 hate messages per hour https://t.co/AhsfEZyATp pic.twitter.com/Dh38KaohGg — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 11, 2019 "We've been living through three years of this kind of hell." Maria Ressa talks to Bill Whitaker about reporting on the Duterte administration in the Philippines. Sunday, on 60 Minutes https://t.co/tY6rySLCGc — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 9, 2019 Rappler founder Maria Ressa discusses the threat she is under for aggressively covering the Duterte Administration and its wars on drugs. See the full report, here: https://cbsn.ws/36PTNON Maria Ressa has been threatened with rape, prison and death for her reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war. Duterte's administration says her work is "fake ne...

"When martial law was declared, we lost our press freedom. There was censorship. All the news were praises for Marcos. This is what Duterte is also doing. He wants all praises too, because he lacks attention," said Art Garcia. Truth vs Propagada. Fact vs Fiction. Here are more answers to fake claims by FICTAP. #NoToABSCBNShotDown pic.twitter.com/A0wwUgKenn — Ces Oreña-Drilon (@cesdrilon) May 7, 2020

Facing unrest from Filipinos running out of resources, President Rodrigo Duterte orders police and soldiers to "shoot" residents causing "trouble" during the government's lockdown put in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. "I will not hesitate. My orders are sa pulis pati military, pati mga barangay na pagka ginulo at nagkaroon ng okasyon na lumaban at ang buhay ninyo ay nalagay sa alanganin, shoot them dead," he said. "Naintindihan ninyo? Patay. Eh kaysa mag-gulo kayo diyan, eh 'di ilibing ko na kayo," he added. (I will not hesitate. My orders are to the police and military, also the barangay, that if there is trouble or the situation arises that people fight and your lives are on the line, shoot them dead. Do you understand? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I'll send you to the grave.) Full story at Rappler.com . Whatever happened to "Thou shalt not kill"? Philippine President Rodrigo Dut...

Criticizing "state-sanctioned violence" under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, US Senator Patrick Leahy warned the Philippines of "further conditions" on US aid because of recent extrajudicial killings in the Southeast Asian country. Full story here . Senate Colloquy ( Sen. Leahy and @SenatorCardin ) On Recent Developments In The #Philippines And #Indonesia -- https://t.co/sADdoUQiGr — Sen. Patrick Leahy (@SenatorLeahy) September 27, 2016 Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Benjamin Cardin On Recent Developments in the Philippines and Indonesia Colloquy Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator Benjamin Cardin On Recent Developments in the Philippines and Indonesia Congressional Record September 26 2016 MR. LEAHY : Mr. President, according to recent reports, more than 3,000 people have been killed in the Philippines in the twelve weeks since President Duterte announced his campaign to wipe out illicit drug use. More than 1,000 ...

Philppines Thousand peso bill: Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda, and General Vicente Lim. The Philippine peso hit a 7-year low on Monday, extending its losses into a third week as market participants worried about the impact of President Rodrigo Duterte's policies on capital inflows, ratings and international relations. Senator Ralph Recto urges Duterte to be more careful in his statements Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto urges President Rodrigo Duterte to treat the US and other allies well, to avoid having a chilling effect on investors. Full story here . Philippine peso sank against the greenback on Wednesday. https://t.co/MesAM19VAe — GMA News (@gmanews) September 28, 2016 Is Duterte hurting the Philippine peso? Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno is trying to allay worries that the weakening of the peso and other economic indicators are a result of harsh rhetoric from President Rodrigo Duterte. Philippine peso falls to 7-year ...

Posted Rappler's video yesterday at DUTERTE TO INVITE UN CHIEF, EU TO PROBE PHILIPPINE KILLINGS .  Watch the full speech/conference in the second video. Watch full conference: "Inauguration of FDC Misamis Coal Thermal Plant 9/22/2016" Chatted with a few friends and family who are still living in the Philippines. Almost all stand fully with President Duterte.

Source: CNN Philippines The Philippine president says he will invite the U.N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question them in public afterward to prove their human rights concerns are baseless. More than 3,000 suspected drug dealers and users have been killed since June and more than 600,000 others have surrendered for fear of being killed in the crackdown. Despite growing alarm, Duterte says he won't stop the campaign. #FilAmNY Duterte to Invite UN Chief, EU to Probe Philippine Killings - New York Times https://t.co/Lt9BiGhKAy #NewYork — #FilAm #NY (@filamNY) September 22, 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte is inviting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union officials to the Philippines to conduct their own investigation into extrajudicial killings. Full story here . President Duterte to European Union: 'Fuck you' Watch "Senate hearing on extraju...

"The problem of this country is the extra-judicial killings." "Remove blinders from your eyes & control your idol's foul mouth," says Senator Leila de Lima

At least 2,000 people have been killed by police and vigilantes as part of the Philippines' war on drugs. And the U.S. is sending money to help train the police to continue the fight.

President Duterte could be seen as one of the most polarizing world leaders.

Edgar Matobato describes his 24 years as an assassin for the Davao Death Squad, an organization he said was created by Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines. He was a member of a hit squad that killed hundreds over the years, taking part in about 50 of the murders himself. One victim was fed to crocodiles, he recalled, and four others were hanged and thrown into the sea. The self-described hit man, Edgar Matobato, said that Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, presided over the extrajudicial killings of about 1,000 criminal suspects and political opponents when he was mayor of Davao City for most of the past two decades — even ordering some of the killings himself. Read more at NYTimes.com . I wanted to watch the NY Times' coverage of the NY bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami when I came upon this. SMH.

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President Rodrigo Duterte asks for a 6-month "extension" on his self-imposed deadline to end illegal drugs in 3 to 6 months. Full story on Rappler . Mga kababayan : What's your opinion on President Duterte's 'war on drugs'? 3,225 - total number of persons killed since July 1 1,152 - drug personalities killed in police operations, as of September 19 2,073 - victims of extrajudicial or vigilante killings, as of September 15 1,606 - number of deaths under investigation Read more at Rappler : IN NUMBERS: The Philippines' 'war on drugs'

Former Hit Man Accuses Philippine President Of Ordering, Carrying Out Killings Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, September 15, presented an alleged member of the so-called " Davao Death Squad " during the Senate 's probe into the rise of killings attributed to the current administration's campaign against illegal drugs . Edgar Matobato testifies that President Rodrigo Duterte , as then mayor of Davao City, ordered gunmen to kill Muslims in a mosque in 1993.  Read more . Witness tells Filipino Senate that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered killings when he was still mayor. https://t.co/7bR5QVLpJ5 — The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2016 Former Hitman Accuses Philippine President Of Ordering, Carrying Out Killings https://t.co/2NNjLTZfFP — NPR (@NPR) September 15, 2016

Watch: Mikey Bustos on the phone with President Duterte

President Barack Obama : "I did shake hands with President Duterte last night. It was not a long interaction, and I indicated to him that my team should be meeting with his and determine how to move forward the whole range of issues ." Full story: http://bit.ly/2c85p4c

CNN's Paula Hancocks profiles Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial new president of the Philippines.

'I don't give a shit about anybody observing my behavior,' said Duterte, defending his drug war before attending the ASEAN Summit where he is set to meet with Obama. Full story: http://bit.ly/2c2RDjq