The Hill

I covered Duterte’s Rise. His victims’ families feared he was untouchable.

Calls with Clarita Alia always have moments of sheer pathos. “Will his arrest bring back my sons? Of course not!” she said over the phone, through tears. But they were tears of joy, because Philippine ...
Seattle Times

In Duterte’s arrest, shifting political winds deliver a chance for justice

The arrest warrant was delivered to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines in Manila at 3 a.m. Monday. The person named on it: his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand whose war ...
tdn

No tears left to cry: Voices from inside Duterte's Davao

Clarita Alia doesn't look like she has many tears left. Her eyes tell the story of a life filled with grief. She is frail, depleted and seems much older than her 63 years. Alia sleeps in an empty, ...
The New York Times

Detained in The Hague, Duterte Pursues a Political Comeback at Home

Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, is running for mayor in a race analysts say he could win. By Aie Balagtas See Reporting from Davao ...
The New York Times

Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole?

Judges at the International Criminal Court have heard starkly different interpretations this week of the words of former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. By Aie Balagtas See Reporting ...