President Rodrigo Duterte claimed he spent most of his days as president trying to connect to communists to arrive at a peaceful solution but to no avail.

“People who disagree with government policies and criticize them including in international fora, should not be vilified as terrorist sympathizers,” UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said.

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN special rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism, said the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 goes “far beyond the ambit of international law and seeks to...

The UN experts stressed that compliance with human rights treaties “are complementary and mutually reinforcing goals for effective counter-terrorism measures.”

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the controversial anti-terrorism bill citing a possible “chilling effect” on humanitarian work in the country.

“In the midst of a pandemic that has made our people’s lives even more difficult, more fearful and more uncertain, the Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020 provides even more reason to be fearful and uncerta...

The heads of some of the biggest Catholic educational institutions in the country issued another joint statement Friday, reiterating their strong opposition to the proposed anti-terrorism legislation.

"We hope that with the same care, prudence, and political will, we can have an effective anti-terrorism law that does not go beyond the carefully crafted balance, safeguards and guarantees of our...

Potential constitutional infirmities that a rights lawyer flagged in the Human Security Act of 2007 are still found in the anti-terrorism bill, which is waiting for the president’s signature.

"The picture says it all," Police Regional Office 13 said in a social media post.

Under the 1989 agreement between the UP and the Department of National Defense, police and military presence in any of the state university's campuses is prohibited.

"It was us who had to tell them that we had the right to remain silent and that we would wait for our lawyer first," the student told Philstar.com in an online exchange.

Twenty protesters were arrested on Friday during a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community-organized protest against the controversial anti-terror bill in Mendiola Street,...

As it stands, though, elements of the national police have already actively and publicly red-tagged activists and solons found to be critical of the administration.

“Excesses” in law enforcement fuel fears of abuse in the looming new anti-terrorism law, minority Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Wednesday.

The penalties called for in the resolution include the barring of entry and the freezing of assets of De Lima's detainers. 

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte was like "a petulant child" for banning Rappler reporter Pia Ranada from Malacañang premises.

President Rodrigo Duterte launched on Monday a scathing attack on media organizations that have been critical of his policies and statements.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he is personally against the renewal of franchise of media and entertainment giant ABS-CBN Corp., which he had accused of swindling him.

President Duterte accused the TV network of magnifying "garbage" stories peddled by his critics.

The Freedom for Media, Freedom For All network documented 154 incidents of attacks and threats against news media from June 30, 2016 to December 5, 2019.

In an address aired late Monday, Duterte said he had faith the country’s top health official, who has been in hot water since March when the government belatedly took the threat of COVID-19 pandemic...

The Office of the Ombudsman will look into liability of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other DOH officials over the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Rodrigo Duterte defended Sinas, calling him a “good officer” and an “honest one.”

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday defended Solicitor General Jose Calida and stressed that he would not fire the government’s top lawyer who he said had been performing well.

They were simply swallowed up by the system.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday shrugged off the criticisms on the construction of the controversial P55-million cauldron which would be used for the 30th Southeast Asian Games.