He says the squad was run by "gangsters" of hit men to crack down on drug-related crime and kill those involved.

The Philippine government says its law enforcement agencies will be obliged to cooperate if the International Criminal Court ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his government would not block the International Criminal Court ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted in a Senate inquiry that he once maintained a "death squad" to target criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City. Appearing publicly ...

Mr. Duterte denied on Monday that there had been “state-sponsored killings.” But he painted a confusing, contradictory picture of the so-called “Davao Death Squad,” a group that a retired ...

MANILA — The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry brought back the nightmare of the bloody “war on drugs” for many families of ...

In a strikingly tone-deaf moment, former President Rodrigo Duterte proclaimed before the Senate that, “For all of its successes and shortcomings, I and I alone take full legal responsibility” ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a Senate inquiry that he maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of a southern city MANILA ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday that he had maintained a “death squad” of gangsters to kill other criminals when he was ...

Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many The cockiness, expletives and threats unleashed by former President Rodrigo Duterte in a Senate inquiry ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a Senate inquiry that he maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of ...