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Protesters hold slogans to mark the 6th anniversary of the issuance of the 2016 decision by an arbitration tribunal set up under the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea after the Philippines complained against China's increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed sea during a rally outside the Chinese consulate in Makati, Philippines, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed a call to China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing's vast claims in the South China Sea and warned that Washington is obligated to defend treaty ally Philippines if its armed forces, public vessels or aircraft come under attack in the disputed waters. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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US warns it will defend ally if China breaks sea ruling
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Tue,07/12/22-12:29AM , 358 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands with his mother Imelda Marcos, left, and his wife Maria Louise Marcos, right, during the inauguration ceremony at National Museum on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in Manila, Philippines. Marcos was sworn in as the country's 17th president. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Marcos takes helm in Philippines, silent on father’s abuses
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Wed,06/29/22-8:45PM , 409 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, praised his father's legacy and glossed over its violent past as he was sworn in as Philippine president Thursday after a stunning election victory that opponents say was pulled off by whitewashing his family’s image.
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Emily Soriano holds a picture of her 15-year-old son as she recounts how he was gunned down with four friends and two other residents while partying in a Philippine slum six years ago during an interview with the Associated Press at their home in Manila, Philippines on June 23, 2022. With Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte set to step down on June 30, 2022 at the end of his turbulent six-year term, Soriano and other relatives, who say their loved ones were victims of extrajudicial killings under Duterte's campaign, are turning to the International Criminal Court after failing for years to attain justice at home. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte's legacy
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Tue,06/28/22-10:37PM , 410 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — When Emily Soriano recounts how her 15-year-old son was gunned down with four friends and two other residents while partying in a Philippine slum six years ago, she weeps in grief and anger like the massacre happened yesterday.
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A Catholic nun clenches her fist as she joins protesters against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and running mate Sara Duterte, daughter of the current president, during a rally in Pasay, Philippines, Friday, May 13, 2022. Allies of the Philippines' presumptive next president, Marcos Jr., appear set to strongly dominate both chambers of Congress, further alarming activists after the late dictator's son scored an apparent election victory that will restore his family to the seat of power. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Fri,05/13/22-12:56AM , 507 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, further alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored his family to the seat of power.
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