On the grounds of an elementary school in a small Philippine town, the fuse was lit on one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century while at the same time setting in motion one of the greatest ...

U.S. CDA Robert Ewing awards the Congressional Gold Medal to WWII veterans in Tagum and explores economic ties in Davao City.

When Rodrigo Duterte was elected as president of the Philippines in 2016, Patricia Evangelista was a field correspondent for Rappler, an independent news agency based in Manila. Hours after Duterte's ...

In December 1944, Pfc. Dirk Vlug was manning a critical roadblock on a strategically important road in the Philippines when the Japanese launched a (relatively) massive assault against his position.

Two Philippine priests who work with those affected by their country's deadly anti-drug campaign under then-President Rodrigo Duterte are closely monitoring developments in the former president's ...

THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), in coordination with the City of Manila and other national and local government agencies, conducted a simple program commemorating the ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for the "war on drugs" that defined ...

The former president may have escaped the scrutiny of the ICC, but local investigations are moving forward in the context of his feud with the Marcos family. Former Philippine President Rodrigo ...