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?

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)

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

Amnesty Report Slams Trump, Other Leaders

Kristie Lu Stout speaks with Amnesty Intl's Salil Shetty, after its latest report criticizes President Trump's immigration policies

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.