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Speaking to government workers at the presidential palace in Manila, President Rodrigo Duterte orders police to kill his eldest son, Paulo Duterte, if drug trafficking allegations against him are proven true, and adds that those who carried out the execution would be protected from prosecution.
2017-09-20

During a phone call between U.S. president Donald Trump and Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, Trump allegedly congratulates Duterte on his drug war, which has been widely criticized for its brutality by human rights organizations.
2017-05-24

As many as fifty thousand people gather in Manila for a march organized by the Philippine Catholic Church to protest the Philippine Drug War.
2017-02-18

The Commission on Human Rights launches an investigation into alleged murders committed by current Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.
2016-12-22

President Rodrigo Duterte admits in a speech to a group of businessmen that he "personally" killed suspected criminals when he served as Davao City's mayor.
2016-12-14

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accuses the Liberal Party of former president Benigno Aquino III and their allies of orchestrating an impeachment complaint against him regarding his anti-drug campaign.
2016-09-13

Budi Waseso, head of Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN, Badan Narkotika Nasional, says he plans on copying Rodrigo Duterte's hardline tactics against drug traffickers, which have killed almost 3,000 people in the Philippines.
2016-09-8

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte calls on critic senator Leila de Lima to resign and "hang herself".
2016-08-29

Rodrigo Duterte says he might declare martial law in the Philippines if his spat with the Supreme Court escalates.
2016-08-9

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte urges Filipino citizens to murder people suspected of using illegal drugs.
2016-07-1