ICC judges find former Philippine President Duterte fit to stand trial
Judges cite report by medical experts saying the 80-year-old is able ‘effectively to exercise his procedural rights’.

Judges cite report by medical experts saying the 80-year-old is able ‘effectively to exercise his procedural rights’.






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Aetas race to prove ancestral land claims before a ‘Smart City’ and a ‘Taylor Swift-ready’ stadium displace them.
Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as ‘terrorism’ after evidence of ISIL influence found.
The Philippine coastguard claims the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were also repeatedly blocked.

101 East investigates Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines and their impact on the faithful and the vulnerable.

The region has seen a rise in more powerful storms this year.
The Philippines says it expected nine Filipino mariners held by the Houthis since July attack to be released in Yemen.
Climate advocates say it’s time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.











Tens of thousands of anti-corruption protesters in the Philippines call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to resign.
Claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took kickbacks from infrastructure projects cause outrage in the Philippines.