Jim’s Recent Stories
World Jul 04
Philippine military plane crashes, 45 dead, 49 rescuedA Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops assigned to fight Muslim militants crashed and exploded while landing in the south Sunday, killing at least 42 army soldiers on board and three civilians on the ground in one of…
Politics Jun 14
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kidsA federal volunteer at a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children says panic attacks would occur often after some of the children were taken away to be reunited with their families, dashing the hopes of those left behind.
World Oct 20
Duterte says he accepts responsibility for killings in drug crackdownThe Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even ready to go to jail.
Politics Sep 07
Philippine leader pardons U.S. Marine in transgender killingThe Philippine president has pardoned a U.S. Marine in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony.
World Jun 15
Philippine journalist convicted of libel and sentenced to 6 yearsAn award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.
World Jun 04
Philippine anti-terror bill worrying, says U.N. rights officialA U.N. human rights official says new anti-terrorism legislation passed by the Philippine Congress that allows extended detention of suspects without warrants and relaxes human rights safeguards is "very worrying."…
World Jun 02
Philippines suspends termination of key defense pact with U.S.The Philippine president is suspending his decision to terminate a key defense pact with the United States, at least temporarily avoiding a major blow to one of America's oldest alliances in Asia.
World May 14
Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit PhilippinesA strong typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Thursday after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency shelters.
World May 05
Leading TV network goes off air under Philippine government orderThe leading broadcast network in the Philippines is off the air under a government order. ABS-CBN is one of the country's oldest and most influential networks.
World Feb 11
Philippines intends to end major security pact with the U.S.Locsin signed the notice on the order of Duterte, who has often criticized U.S. security policies while praising those of China and Russia despite the Philippine military's close historic ties with its American counterpart.