Drug War – Asia Times

Will Marcos Jr really let bygones be bygones?

by Jason Castaneda June 1, 2022June 6, 2022

MANILA – Philippine President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s appointment of seasoned economists to run his key cabinet positions has been positively received worldwide, giving his incoming administration a veneer of technocratic credibility. The controversial son of former Filipino strongman appointed leading technocrats such as Benjamin Diokno (Department of Finance), Arsenio Balisacan (National Economic and Development […]

Duterte to prepare his defense against ICC probe

by Mikhail Flores and Cecil Morella October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

International court probes Duterte-era death spree

by Jason Castaneda September 17, 2021September 22, 2021

In Philippines, Dutertes star in their own ‘Game of Thrones’

by William Pesek September 15, 2021September 19, 2021

International Criminal Court closes in on Duterte

by Jason Castaneda June 24, 2021June 28, 2021

Why Asia is losing its war on drugs

by Anthony Davis November 19, 2020November 23, 2020

AT Finance, Philippines

Why Duterte will never visit Trump’s White House

by Richard Javad Heydarian January 3, 2020February 18, 2020

Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Photo: Reuters/Parwiz

Afghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Afghanistan anti-drug boondoggle nears $9bn mark

by Phillip Smith December 9, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Philippines

Hip-hop resistance rises up to Duterte’s drug war

by Michael Beltran November 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says a prayer in a file photo. Image: Facebook

AT Finance, Philippines

Geopolitical winds shifting on Philippine drug war

by Jason Castaneda November 13, 2019February 18, 2020

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte gesturing while he talks on the phone in a 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP via Presidential Palace/ Richard Madelo

AT Finance, Philippines

Duterte regime renews witch-hunt against left

by Eunice Barbara C Novio September 4, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Philippines

Duterte riding high but big bumps ahead

by Richard Javad Heydarian July 23, 2019February 18, 2020

Filipina photojournalist wins award for drug war coverage

by Asia Times staff May 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Residents and protesters hold lighted candles at the wake of Kian Loyd delos Santos, a 17-year-old high school student, who was among the people shot dead last week in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in Caloocan city, Metro Manila, Philippines August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Thailand, World

Duterte’s highly selective respect for human rights

by Eunice Barbara C Novio December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Caloocan City in the Philippines where the murder took place. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Philippines

Police found guilty of murdering migrant worker’s son

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The family of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili mourn his death. 16 local officials have been killed in the country by either police or unknown assailants since Duterte took office two years ago. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Fourth local Philippine official killed in span of one week

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Relatives and loved ones of Leover Miranda, 39, who was killed in a drug raid, call for an end to President Rodrigo Duterte's ruthless war on drugs, during a funeral march in metro Manila on August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Netflix’ Philippine ‘drug war’ propagandist

by Phelim Kine May 2, 2018

Then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte raising a clenched fist during his campaign sortie in Lingayen, Pangasinan, north of Manila. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, European Union, Philippines, World

Duterte’s defiance imperils European trade

by Jason Castaneda April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino journalist Manuel Mogato (inset) and his colleagues won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the Philippines' drug war. Photos: Pulitzer Prize, Reuters/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Philippines

Filipino journalist wins Pulitzer Prize for drug war report

by Asia Times staff April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Justice may be coming for Philippine strongman

by Phelim Kine March 17, 2018March 26, 2018

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a press conference on his drug war at Malacanang palace in Manila, January 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Philippines, South Asia

Philippines teeters towards pariah status

by Jason Castaneda March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte raising a clenched fist during his campaign sortie in Lingayen, Pangasinan, north of Manila. Photo: AFP/Noel Celis

AT Finance, Philippines, Russia, World

Another critic squeezed in Duterte’s heavy hand

by Jason Castaneda January 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, wearing a military uniform, gestures as he attends the 67th founding anniversary of the First Scout Ranger regiment in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, north of Manila, November 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters /Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, World

Duterte’s thinking about a revolution

by Jason Castaneda December 1, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One to depart for Vietnam from Beijing Airport in Beijing, China, November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump on an uphill mission to Asean

by Richard Javad Heydarian November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/ Lean Daval Jr

European Union, World

Duterte says drug war halt is for ‘bleeding hearts and media’

by Asia Unhedged October 14, 2017February 18, 2020

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, RCBC Plaza, Manila, Philippines. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan

Taiwan not source of narcotics in Philippines, official says

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters display placards and chant slogans as they march towards the wake of Kian Loyd delos Santos, a 17-year-old high school student, who was among the people shot dead in a recent escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Philippines

Minor killings a major problem for Duterte

by Jason Castaneda September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

People view a photo exhibit in Manila of victims of extra-judicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. Photo: AFP, Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Philippines

Despite slip in polls, Duterte’s drug war still enjoys 78% support

by Asia Unhedged April 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Laos has launched an anti-drug campaign that claims to have nabbed top suspects in its growing illegal narcotics trade. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Asia, Thailand, World

Laos tackles its drug problem

by David Hutt April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) listens to Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa during a late night news conference at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines January 29, 2017. Reuters/Ezra Acayan

AT Finance, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea

Philippines to disband police anti-drug units, but war goes on

by Reuters January 30, 2017February 18, 2020