L’amer retour du clan Marcos aux Philippines

LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL : Le 9 mai, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, fils de l’ancien dictateur, a été porté à la présidence des Philippines après les années brutales du populiste Rodrigo Duterte. Grâce à une campagne de désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux, le nouvel élu réinstalle au pouvoir son clan, qui en avait été chassé en 1986.

Trente-six ans après la chute de la dictature de Ferdinand Marcos aux Philippines, en 1986, l’élection triomphale de son fils à la présidence, lundi 9 mai, ne constitue pas seulement la revanche d’un clan. Elle en dit également beaucoup sur les difficultés des démocraties face au populisme, à l’heure de ce que la journaliste philippine et Prix Nobel de la paix, Maria Ressa, distinguée en 2021, appelle les « nouveaux écosystèmes de l’information », où coexistent, se concurrencent et s’entremêlent médias et réseaux sociaux. » | Éditorial | mercredi 11 mai 2022

Read this editorial in English here: Bitter return of the Marcos family to power in the Philippines: On May 9, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the former dictator, was elected president of the Philippines after the brutal years of the populist Rodrigo Duterte, thanks to a disinformation campaign on social networks. »

Philippines : Duterte annonce son retrait de la vie politique après la présidentielle, ouvrant la voie à sa fille

LE FIGARO : Le président, connu pour sa «croisade» ultra violente contre les trafiquants de drogue, n'a pas indiqué la personne qu'il souhaitait voir lui succéder à la présidence, mais beaucoup spéculent sur la candidature de sa fille, Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Le président philippin Rodrigo Duterte a annoncé samedi qu'il ne se présenterait pas à la vice-présidence en 2022 et se retirerait de la vie politique, ouvrant ainsi la voie à sa fille pour lui succéder à la tête du pays. «Le sentiment dominant... chez les Philippins, est que je ne suis pas qualifié et que ce serait enfreindre la constitution» que de se présenter à la vice-présidence, a-t-il déclaré. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 2 octobre 2021

Maria Ressa, Journalist and CEO of Rappler – BBC HARDtalk

No world leader better epitomises the strong man style of political leadership than President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. One hallmark of his rule? A visceral dislike of scrutiny from the independent media. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to journalist Maria Ressa who founded the Rappler news website and has just been convicted of cyber-libel in a case that has raised worldwide concern. Is press freedom being strangled by populist politics?

IS Targets the Philippines | DW Documentary

Is the so-called "Islamic State" aiming to use the Philippines as its bridgehead in Asia? IS took control of the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi in 2017, and it took the Philippine army five months to take it back.

We report from a country that the so-called "Islamic State" apparently wants to use as a bridgehead to spread its ideology in Asia. Marawi's total destruction made the Philippine state look weak and incapable of defending its own territory. The IS fighters may have been defeated, but the grueling house-to-house fighting against a well-equipped army supported by the USA was a propaganda coup for the Caliphate. Martial law still applies on Mindanao, the second largest island in the south of the Philippines where Marawi is located. More than 60,000 of the city’s inhabitants are still living in refugee camps or other emergency shelters, and reconstruction could take years. The terrorist group’s capture of Marawi was the climax to an old, religiously charged conflict that IS did not cause but was able to exploit. A feud between local Muslim inhabitants and Christian colonial rulers and settlers from the north of the archipelago has been smoldering in the south of the Philippines for more than 400 years. Many Muslims still complain about the discrimination they face from a mainly Catholic society, which is an ideal environment for the recruitment of new fighters for jihad. The fact that the Islamists' black flag flew over Marawi for 154 days could boost radical forces throughout the entire region. IS terrorists are also targeting neighboring Indonesia. And Rodrigo Duterte, a president better known for his toughness than his talent for peace making, is pouring fuel on the flames.

The World This Week: Myanmar’s Ethnic Cleansing; Duterte Takes On the Church

Duterte's Son Questioned over Illegal Drug Smuggling

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's son has told a Senate inquiry he has no links to drug smuggling. Paolo Duterte is being questioned over a seized shipment containing $125m worth of narcotics from China. The president has said he will resign if any members of his family were involved in the illegal trade.

CBC News Special: The Fight for the Philippines

CBC news Senior Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault reports from Manila about the horrors of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. She also speaks to jailed Philippine Senator Leila de Lima who is a vocal critic of the country's strongman president.

Martial Law under Duterte: The Fight against Islamists in the Philippines (Parts 1 & 2)

Phillippines Unrest: ISIS Activity Spreading in Asia

France 24 speaks to Richard Heydarian about recent unrest in the Phillippines and the escalation of ISIS in the region

Philippines President Encourages Vigilantes To Attack

Rodrigo Duterte Says He May Be Too Busy for White House Visit

THE NEW YORK TIMES: MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said on Monday that he might not accept President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House, because he was “tied up” with a busy schedule.

“I cannot make any definite promise,” Mr. Duterte said, adding, “I’m supposed to go to Russia, I’m also supposed to go to Israel.”

Mr. Trump’s invitation on Saturday to Mr. Duterte, an authoritarian leader who has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings of drug suspects, drew criticism from human rights advocates, who said such a visit would amount to a White House endorsement of Mr. Duterte’s policies. Thousands of people have been gunned down in the Philippines since Mr. Duterte took office in June, promising a harsh crackdown on narcotics. » | Felipe Villamor | Monday, May 1, 2017

The World in 2017: After Brexit, Now Comes the Hard Part (Parts 1 & 2)

What Was Behind Philippine President's 'Son of a Whore' Remark to Obama? – Video Report

Diplomatic tensions between the Philippines and the US have risen after Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama the ‘son of a whore’ in a press conference on Monday, ahead of a regional summit in Laos. This video reports the fall out over the issue of US criticism of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ bloody drug war, and how the two presidents have responded

Philippines: Filipino President Duterte Insults Barack Obama, Calling Him a "Son of a Wh***"

Duterte to Obama: Don’t Lecture Me on Rights, Philippines Not a US Colony

President Duterte said any lecture about human rights and extra-judicial killings during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, would be a disrespect to him and the Filipino people.

Philippines: ‘State of Lawlessness' Declared after Deadly Davao Attack

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says the attack in Davao City on Friday night was an act of “terrorism” and the full force of the law will be enforced.

‘I Don't Give a Sh*t about Them’: Philippines President Threatens to Leave ‘Stupid’ UN

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened that the country could leave the UN after the organization urged the Asian nation to stop executing and killing people linked to the drug business and threatened that “state actors” could be punished.

Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines Destruction 'Absolute Bedlam'

BBC: The head of the Red Cross in the Philippines has described the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan as "absolute bedlam".

Officials estimate up to 10,000 people have died in Tacloban city and elsewhere. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced.

Rescue efforts are being hindered by damage to roads and airports.

The storm has now made landfall in north Vietnam, near the Chinese border, but has weakened to a tropical storm.

One of the most powerful storms on record to make landfall, Haiyan - named "Yolanda" by Filipino authorities - barrelled into the eastern coastal provinces of Leyte and Samar on Friday.

It then headed west, sweeping through six central Philippine islands. (+ BBC video) » | Monday, November 11, 2013

Haiyan Horror: Super-typhoon Kills 1,200+ As It Ravages Philippines

The category 5 super-typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest ever registered, has caused havoc in 36 provinces of the Philippines, with gusts of wind reaching the incredible speed of 315 kilometers (195 miles) per hour. The worst affected areas are the eastern islands of Leyte and Samar, which sustained the heaviest damage Friday. The Red Cross says that more than 1,200 people are confirmed dead as Haiyan blows through the Philippines.

Typhoon Haiyan: More Than 100 Dead as 'World's Biggest Storm' Hits Philippines

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as winds of 170mph batter Philippines and hundreds more feared dead

Read the Daily Telegraph article here | Reuters | Saturday, November 09, 2013