Detained Philippine senator asks court to nullify arrest

In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima shows documents on her petition to dismiss charges filed against her during a news conference at the Philippine Senate in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Her petition filed Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 says Judge Juanita Guerrero has no jurisdiction over the case.

ASG leader Hapilon – wounded’ in Butig airstrike

Abu Sayyaf group leader Isnilon Hapilon, said to be the head of the self-proclaimed Islamic State’s elements in Southeast Asia, was seriously wounded in an airstrike in Butig, Lanao del Sur, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced on Saturday, January 28. “[Hapilon] is still being carried by four men in a makeshift stretcher moving northeast of Butig,” defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters in a briefing in Quezon City. “Troops are in hot pursuit supported by ground artillery and air support.”

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning’s battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing’s flexing its muscles.

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China. China says it was routine combat drills, yet the deployment of the aircraft carrier Liaoning’s battle group in the Western Pacific and into the South China Sea has made neighbors jittery about Beijing’s flexing its muscles.

Confessed Hitman Claims To Have Personally Seen Duterte Off At Least Eight People

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reacts during a visit at the military’s Scout Ranger Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan in northern Philippines September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro Edgar Matobato said Monday that he saw President Rodrigo Duterte commit at least eight murders, seven at the Ma-a quarry in Davao, during Duterte’s stint as mayor of Davao, reports the Inquirer.

Duterte Calls Dead Kids ‘Collateral’

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj While vowing to continue his bloody war on drugs, the president of the Philippines issued a rare apology Thursday for the deaths of innocent victims. “I would admit there were killings that were really unintended, like the children who were caught in the crossfire,” President Rodrigo Duterte said in an interview with ABS-CBN.