MANILA – For nine hours on Oct 28, it appeared as though the irreverent Mr Rodrigo Duterte was back in the commander’s seat.

Often cursing during the hearing, Duterte said he would take full responsibility for the killings that happened while he was president from 2016 to 2022. But he said he never ordered his national ...

Duterte’s Jarring Testimony Into Drug Killings in Philippines Relives a Nightmare for Many MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted in a Senate inquiry that he once maintained a "death squad" to target criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City. Appearing publicly ...

Duterte Says He Had a 'Death Squad' as Mayor but Didn't Order Killings as Philippine President MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday ...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was defiant in Senate testimony about the years of bloodshed that left thousands dead. “I did it for my country,” he said. By Sui-Lee Wee and Aie Balagtas See ...

MANILA — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday that he had maintained a “death squad” of gangsters to kill other criminals when he was ...