Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to sign the bill that will give powers to his administration to stifle dissent. According to the bill that was passed by the Senate in February, authorities will be given the freedom to detain suspects without a warrant for up to 24 days, arrest without warrant and detain people critical of the administration on the basis of social media posts.

Philippines: New anti-terrorism law targets dissent

More than 12,500 people, many small-time drug users and dealers, have been killed since Duterte took office in June 2016. Police say about 3,500 of those killed were shot by officers in self-defence

Anger simmers in Philippines over Duterte's drug war

National police chief Ronald dela Rosa said that if the Grade 11 student did not pose a threat, the officers who shot him on Thursday night would be held accountable.

Philippines drugs war escalates, teenager killed

He is the second local official implicated in narcotics to be killed in two weeks

Philippine mayor accused in drug trade killed in jail

With Rodrigo Duterte changing equations in the South China Sea, what about Indian economic interests?

South China Seas boondoggle

He called Obama, the European Union, and the United Nations fools and said they would end up humiliated if they investigated his war on drug

Philippines: President Duterte challenges West to probe drugs war

Perfecto Yasay accused the US of not providing an assurance that it would protect the Philippines' rights in the South China Sea dispute

Duterte wants to free Philippines of 'shackling dependency' on US: Foreign minister

President Rodrigo Duterte has defied a wave of international condemnation and has vowed to kill every drug trafficker in the country

Philippines war against drugs claiming 44 lives a day: Police

Since Duterte became president two months ago, there has been a surge in killings related to drugs in Philippines

Obama must understand problem first before discussing human rights: Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines might leave the United Nations and invite China and others to form a new global forum