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Filipinos’ trust in the government dramatically increased in the past two years as church and media, two institutions often lambasted by President Duterte, continued to be regarded highly by the public.

In a press statement, the CHR pointed out that house-to-house drug testing "runs contrary" to the Dangerous Drug Act of 2002.

The president's numbers run counter to "Real Numbers PH," the official figures on the war on drugs released by PDEA.

Supporters and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs have joined the chorus of condemnation over the killing of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos and called for an investigation of police abuse.

The tape recording starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking among themselves. “Everybody remains on board,” one of them says. Moments later, a single gunshot rings out and women are wailing.

While the public was engrossed with the scandal of how 605 kilos of shabu from China worth P6.5 billion slipped through the Bureau of Custom and entertained by the Bautista vs Bautista family feud with a cameo role by President Duterte, a chunk of Philippine territory was being taken over by China.

Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella and Sen. Risa Hontiveros both said the CHR is a Constitutional Commission. Were they correct in saying so?

Simbulan, who would have turned 60 on Aug. 19, made it her mission to “help produce good journalists, journalists who can be better than me.”

The agreed framework for a Code on South China Sea was the most important achievement of the recently-concluded meeting of the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations which segued to more meetings with its dialogue partners and the Asean Regional Forum.

Duterte's misleading claim exaggerates the supposed gains of his administration’s war against illegal drugs.

Within 50 years of existence, ASEAN has made progress on environmental policies – at least on paper.