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Former President of the Philippines Reveals She Uses Medical Marijuana
The former president and current House Speaker, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is also the co-sponsor of a new medical cannabis bill.
Officials Say Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Will Support Medical Cannabis Measure
Miss Universe, the president—who isn’t in favor of cannabis in the Philippines?
Rodrigo Duterte Jokes About Using Cannabis When His Drug War has Killed Thousands
The Philippines president who encouraged citizens to murder addicts riffs on using cannabis to stay alert.
Duterte Fudges Police Death Toll To Justify Drug War
Lies on lies on lies.
Duterte Backtracks On Drug War De-Escalation —Surprise!
We got word that last Saturday, Duterte backtracked on his drug war de-escalation. Are you surprised by this latest development? Neither are we.
How Real Is Duterte’s Drug War De-Escalation?
Is the de-escalation of Duterte’s drug war for real? The Philippines’ notoriously ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte won rare favorable international headlines last…
Philippines House Committee Green Lights Medical Marijuana
Despite the fact that the Philippines has become the murder capital of the world when it comes to…
Google Play Is Promoting Games Based On Drug War
When a sitting president boasts of personally killing drug suspects and invokes Hitler and the Holocaust as a…
Is Anti-Drug Strongman of the Philippines in Bed with Narco Gangs?
Is it really possible that Philippine President Rodirgo Duterte—who has unleashed a “War on Drugs,” which has now…
Duterte Still Defiant on Draconian Drug War
The Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte met in Manila on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and…
Philippines: Youth Protest Drug War ‘Dictatorship’
Some 7,000 protesters marched on the Philippines’ House of Representatives in the Batasan district of Manila on Monday as ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte gave his…
Philippine Strongman’s Bloody Drug War: Year 1
This Friday, June 30, marks one year since the ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines, on a pledge…
Philippines: Protests Against Martial Law
Protests are emerging in the Philippine against ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte‘s declaration of martial law in the southern island of Mindanao…
Trump, Belief and the Drug War
The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, likes to kill drug dealers and users, or, at least, he’s…
Martial Law Declared in South Philippines, Trump Praises Duterte’s Drug War
After threatening to do it for months, on Tuesday, the Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the conflicted southern island of Mindanao.…
China: The Philippines’ Drug War is Good And You Should Support It
China and the United States are locked in a sort of cold war for influence in the Philippines,…
Philippine Lawmakers Kill Impeachment Case Against Duterte
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers on Monday killed an impeachment complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes…
President Trump’s Troubling ‘Bromance’ with Philippines’ Drug War Strongman
The Philippines’ inimitable President Rodrigo Duterte is being his usual charming self. The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes…
