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Why the Philippines Struggles to Pass a Law Against LGBT Discrimination - time.com - Philippines - Singapore - Ireland - city Manila - city Quezon - city Iloilo

Why the Philippines Struggles to Pass a Law Against LGBT Discrimination

At first glance, the deeply Catholic Philippines can seem surprisingly LGBT-friendly. In a nation of 110 million people, more than 110,000 showed up last week to Quezon City’s Pride festival, making it by far the largest LGBT congregation in Southeast Asia. The country also ranks highest in the region for LGBT social acceptance—according to a 2021 global index—and it’s made significant strides over the years toward greater inclusivity and equality.

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Ferdinand Marcos-Junior - Why the Philippines’ Plan for a Sovereign Wealth Fund is Controversial - time.com - Philippines - Indonesia - Malaysia - Singapore

Why the Philippines’ Plan for a Sovereign Wealth Fund is Controversial

As 2022 draws to a close, lawmakers in the Philippines are pushing for the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund to purportedly help the country finance future economic development.

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Jay Tarriela - Eduardo Ano - Chinese Ships 'Swarming' Whitsun Reef. Here's What to Know | TIME - time.com - Philippines - Singapore - China

Chinese Ships 'Swarming' Whitsun Reef. Here's What to Know | TIME

Some 135 Chinese vessels were spotted near Whitsun Reef off the coast of the western Philippine island province of Palawan this weekend. Although it remains unclear exactly what the vessels are doing there, experts tell TIME that it’s likely the latest Chinese display of maritime power in the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea.

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Ferdinand Marcos-Junior - Romeo Brawner-Junior - Allan Nobleza - Gilberto Teodoro-Junior - Mamintal Adiong-Junior - Philippines Bombing: President Blames Militants For Killings | TIME - time.com - Philippines - state Mindanao - Isil - city Marawi - city Manila, Philippines

Philippines Bombing: President Blames Militants For Killings | TIME

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert.

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Rodrigo Duterte - Ferdinand Marcos-Junior - Leila De-Lima - What to Know About the ICC Probe Into the Philippines’ Drug War | TIME - time.com - Philippines - city Manila - city Lima

What to Know About the ICC Probe Into the Philippines’ Drug War | TIME

As President of the Philippines in March 2019, Rodrigo Duterte withdrew the country from being a party to the International Criminal Court. But it was too late to stop a probe the ICC had started in 2016 that was looking into Duterte’s “war on drugs,” a bloody anti-illegal-narcotics campaign defined by mass extrajudicial killings that left an estimated more than 6,000 people dead.

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Rodrigo Duterte - Ferdinand Marcos-Junior - Martin Romualdez - Sara Duterte - Leila De-Lima - Marcos - Philippines’ Marcos Rejects Helping ICC Investigate Duterte's Drug War | TIME - time.com - Philippines - city Lima

Philippines’ Marcos Rejects Helping ICC Investigate Duterte's Drug War | TIME

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood by his position against an international probe on former leader Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, underlining his efforts to keep the ruling alliance intact.

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Philippines Earthquake: 6.8 Magnitude Shake, Investigated | TIME - time.com - Philippines - region Mindanao - city Koronadal

Philippines Earthquake: 6.8 Magnitude Shake, Investigated | TIME

A powerful 6.8 magnitude undersea earthquake rocked the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 17, officials said. The quake occurred in the southern Mindanao region at 4:14 p.m. local time. Although initially logged as having a magnitude of 7.2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) later downgraded the earthquake to 6.8m, local news reported.

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Rodrigo Duterte - Philippines’ Duterte Subpoenaed Over Alleged Death Threat | TIME - time.com - Philippines - France - city Manila

Philippines’ Duterte Subpoenaed Over Alleged Death Threat | TIME

Rodrigo Duterte, the foul-mouthed former President of the Philippines who drew infamy for, among other things, publicly threatening to “shoot women in the vagina” and “kill corrupt journalists,” once enjoyed impunity from legal challenges. But for the first time since he stepped down last year, Duterte may soon have to answer to a court.

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