The Philippine president and Congress have begun looking into possibly massive corruption in flood control projects that may implicate public works officials and engineers, construction firms and poli

The Philippine president on Monday encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries but said street protests should be peaceful.

Rallies are set to take place across the Philippines on Sunday in protest at what organizers say is widespread corruption in government.

The ex-leader allegedly suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory, his executive functioning, and “his capacity for complex reasoning.”

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Lawyers for detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte say he suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory and daily functioning, documents made public by the International Criminal Court on Thursday showed.

Lawyers for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is being detained by the International Criminal Court over crimes against humanity committed during his so-called war on drugs, claim he suffers "significant cognitive deficiencies" and is not fit to stand trial.

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police arrested 49 people suspected of hurling rocks, bottles and fire bombs at officers and blocking heavily guarded roads and bridges leading to the presidential palace Sunday while a peaceful anti-corruption rally took place in the capital, officials and witnesses said.

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12287, institutionalising the declaration of a "State of Imminent Disaster" to allow the government to implement anticipatory actions before a calamity strikes.