the president launched a hard-line campaign against "illegal drug personalities", claiming the Philippines had become a "narco-state". The president's spokesman, Salvador Panelo, told BBC News ...

South Korean model Kim Na Jeong has reported an encounter in the Philippines where she was blindfolded, had her hands tied, and was forced to inhale an unknown substance by a young businessman.

Amnesty: Philippine police 'planned' drug war killings Profile ... a massive cut from 2017's budget of 749m pesos. Getty Images The government's crackdown on drugs has provoked international ...