A former aide to Duterte spills beans about the ‘war on drugs’
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A former aide to Duterte spills beans about the ‘war on drugs’

MANILA (UCAN): Jovie Espenido, a lieutenant colonel and the one-time poster boy of the anti-drugs…

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Rights groups refute Marcos Jr.s’ ‘bloodless’ drug-war claim
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Rights groups refute Marcos Jr.s’ ‘bloodless’ drug-war claim

MANILA (UCAN): Rights groups disputed a claim by Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that the…

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Philippine court finds policemen guilty of drug war killings
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Philippine court finds policemen guilty of drug war killings

MANILA (UCAN): Four policemen were found guilty of killing a father and son, court officials…

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Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges
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Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges

MANILA (UCAN): On June 24, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court dropped all remaining criminal charges…

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Doubts over Duterte’s claim to be changed man
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Doubts over Duterte’s claim to be changed man

MANILA (UCAN): Claims by former Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, that he is a changed, “holy…

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