it is the largest opposition rally since rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte came to power.w and the war on drugs. thousands of drug suspects have been killed since the philippines president launched his war on drugs. i using a packaging tape around my body which is exactly how killings have him down here in my country. people are wrapped in packaging tape and thrown in the streets, in the gutters. the numbers have risen. meanwhile, the island of mindanao has been under martial law. the day ‘s first practice culminated in the burning of an effigy of the president. —— protests. there were loud chairs as they set fire to this effigy of president rodrigo duterte. also an image of the late dictator was burnt. nearby, two large rallies are held in support of the president. those people do not realise, they cannot see, they don't even see what is the real thing, what is the real happening in our country. we want our country to be safe. even our children, even our community to be safe and away from drugs. around 4000 people attended the probe rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte rally,

there were loud cheers as they set fire to this effigy of president rodrigo duterte.e was an image of adolf hitler, an imperialist dog, and an image of the late dictator, ferdinand marcos. nearby, two large rallies are held in support of the president. those people do not realise, even they cannot see, they don't even see what is the real thing, what is the real happening in our country. we want our country to be safe. even our children, even our community to be safe or away from drugs. police say around 12,000 people attended the pro—duterte rallies, while around 7,000 people attended the protests. activists are disputing the numbers. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: new zealand goes to the polls. we'll catch up with the latest on the campaign trail. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight,

from entering the philippines after she refused to take part in a public debate with president rodrigo duterte tape. . she also denounces clear and numerous violations of human rights in the country, this as the government wages a ruthless war on drugs traffickers. at least 19,000 people have been killed since duterte came to power. >> among those victims are many teenagers and children. >> the philippine police deliberately targeted two teenagers last week as part of its antidrug war. one of them is officially reported as missing. although a corpse has been found. his parents identified it as their son. dna test do not match, prompting many in the philippines to accuse the police of trying to cover up their crime. here you can see this cartoon. another paper asks whether filipinos have lost announcer: this is a production of china central television america. mike: a genius is defined as one who has exceptional intellect or creative power or another natural ability. this week on "full frame," we'll introduce you to some of the world's 21st-century geniuses, from one of the youngest to one of t

also making news today: paolo duterte, the son of the philippine president rodrigo duterte, has deniedllion—dollar drug smuggling operation. it comes after president duterte launched a violent campaign against drug crime last year and has promised to resign if any family members are involved in the trade. paolo duterte refused to answer the questions that were put to him by a senate hearing, but did read a prepared statement. iam i am formally appealing today's receding. 0nce i am formally appealing today's receding. once and for all, i now have the time to deny any and all res plus allegations towards me. every dog has his day. the law of karma will operate especially to those with evil intent. the american credit ratings agency equus fax says its computer systems have been hacked, potentially affecting 140 million people across the us —— equifax. they say it took place between may and july this year, as stealing data including names, and social security numbers. the internet retail giant amazon has announced plans to build a second headquarter in north america, kicking off a competit

sharyl: the ongoing battle is what prompted philippine president rodrigo duterte to declare emergency martial law in may in the muslim-majority region. it allows the military to act as the police and to make arrests without warrants. the declaration of martial law has sparked some criticism, both in the philippines and internationally. we were there in july when their congress voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law through the end of the year. martial law on the streets of zamboanga from people actually living under the terrorist threat. do you support the martial law? >> yes, for the peace and order in this country, especially mindanao. sharyl: do most people support martial law, do you think, most people who live here? >> yes. sharyl: this man sells pork at a local market and worries about terrorists coming from the mideast and connecting with local groups like abu sayyaf. >> this martial law here in the philippines, in mindanao, is favorable for us. sharyl: here in the southern philippines, there are places where tourists and locals can't move freely without fear of being snatc

also making news today: paolo duterte, the son of the philippine president rodrigo duterte, has deniedn—dollar drug smuggling operation. it comes after president duterte launched a violent campaign against drug crime last year and has promised to resign if any family members are involved in the trade. paolo duterte refused to answer the questions that were put to him by a senate hearing but did read a prepared statement. iam i am formally appealing in the case proceeding. 0nce i am formally appealing in the case proceeding. once and for all i now have the time to deny any of these baseless allegations. every dog has this day. the law of karma will operate especially to those... the us credit rating giant equifax says its computer systems have been hit by hackers, potentially affecting 143 million customers across the us. the company says the hacking took place in may and july of this year. the hackers stole data including names, addresses and social security numbers. some british and canadian accounts could also have been affected. the internet retail giant amazon has announced plans t

his father, president rodrigo duterte, launched a violent campaign against drug crime last year and has any family members are involved in the trade. china has expressed shock after an indian army chief said his country should be prepared for all—out war with both china and pakistan. the comments come just days after the end of a ten—week standoff with the chinese army in the himalayas. the chinese foreign ministry says a healthy and stable relationship is in the interests of both countries. this week we've been reporting from bangladesh, where more than 160,000 rohingya muslims have been fleeing the violence in the mainly buddhist country of myanmar. the authorities there have blamed rohingya militants for provoking the crisis by attacking police stations. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt has been to a refugee camp in teknaf near the border with myanmar. they arrive barefoot, their shoes lost in the mud on the long journey here. this is an exodus on a truly massive scale. rohingya muslims have been pouring into bangladesh from myanmar. they say the military and local buddhists are destr

philippines rang bells right across the country to signal opposition to what it describes as president rodrigo duterte'sr on drugs. meanwhile, philippine law makers have voted to slash the budget of the country's human rights commission. the pop superstar selena gomez has revealed that she's recently had a kidney transplant. the singer posted this photo to her instagram account, showing her and her friend, actress francia raisa, who donated the kidney. the 25—year—old has lupus and explained this was why she was laying low over the past few months. lupus is a disease that affects the body's immune system. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the crew of the indian—owned malaviya 7, unpaid and abandoned in scotland for more than a year, are a step closer to going home. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here — of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites, in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a

philippines rang bells right across the country to signal opposition to what it describes as president rodrigo duterte'se war on drugs. meanwhile, philippines law makers voted to slash the budget of the country's human rights commission. the pop superstar selena gomez has revealed that she's recently had a kidney transplant. the singer posted this photo to her instagram account, showing her and her friend, actress francia raisa, who donated the kidney. the 25—year—old has lupus and explained this was why she was laying low over the past few months. lupus is a disease that affects the body's immune system. through a religious school on thursday has led to calls to enforce fire safety rules. most of the victims were teenage students. the un agency for children says the most basic safety standards could have prevented their deaths. the cause of the fire is not yet clear but, once it started, many of the victims were trapped behind barred windows. the bbc‘s alice hutton has more. the dormitory of the darul quran ittifaqiyah school had just one way in and out. many of the bodies of the schoolboys were found

the gps challenge question is "a" the filipino parliament is dominated by allies of president rodrigo dutertee of extrajudicial killings in his country by condoning the actions of anti-drug vigilantes. on tuesday, the lower house of congress voted to cut the budget for the commission on human rights which has been investigating the killings to 1,000 pesos, or just $20. cnn philippines reports the budget still needs to pass the senate. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> i'm brian stelter. welcome to viewers in our united states and around the world. this is "reliable sources" our weekly look at the story behind the story, how the media really works and how the news gets made. >>> ahead this hour, robert mueller's russia probe raising tough questions for facebook. we have brand new information from the company about those russian-linked ads that tried to sway the election >>> speaking of last year's campaign, hillary clinton's book has some harsh words about media bias. is she right? >>> and later, making time for president trump's errors

thousands of protesters rallied in cities across the philippines thursday warning that president rodrigo duterte was on the brink of imposing a dictatorship. the mass protests came on the 45th anniversary of nationwide military rule imposed by former dictator ferdinand marcos. organizers pledged that future anti-duterte rallies will be even bigger. >> it is the biggest rally so far of the use and the people. they are about to get bigger. the government is bound to get more isolated and exposed amonongst the pepeople andnd sol be ousted. amy: president duterte has already declared martial law over the philippines' mindanao region, and he's threatened to expand a bloody so-called war on drugs that's seen police and vigilantes kill at least 12,500 people since duterte took office last y year. in france, tens of thousands of union members marched through the streets of paris thursday, protesting president emmanuel macron's plans to roll back labor protections by presidential decree. macron is looking to give employers more power to set working conditions and wants to roll back pension anand employmt

people that he has shown an affinity towards, he's shown an affinity towards philippine president rodrigo duterte, he's shown an affinity for kim jong un, saying he would be honored to meet him. these are the people, i wouldn't say he looks up to, but these are the authoritarian people he looks up to. he hangs out with mafia guys in new york city, or at least he used to as a real estate mogul. he wants to quell dissent in this country. he wants to compare nfl players to being anti-american or not patriotic because they're expressing their first amendment rights. to me that's despicable and ridiculous. >> a new response coming from the president via tweet in response to what we have watched in the last hour and a half. he says, great solidarity for our country, standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable, bad ratings. in your view, this show of unity or solidarity, is this a message about the right to protest against social injustice, which is what colin kaepernick was kneeling about at the very beginning, or is the statement today on display about a message toward president trum

and in the philippines, president rodrigo duterte take's son told senate investigators he played no partin the scheme to ship more than $125 million in illegal drugs from china. they presence here is for filipino people and to those whom i serve. , but i cannoty answer allegations based on hearsay. he and the e son-in-law face allegations they helped arrange for the shipments of crystal methamphetamine last may. since president duterte launched so-called war on drugs in the philippines last year, security forces and vigilantes have killed more than 7000 suspected drug dealers and users. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as the national football league begins its new season, one of its most outspoken players has revealed he was recently detained and assaulted a police in las vegas. seattle seahawks star michael bennett issued a statement on twitter wednesday writing that an officer threatened to "blow my effing head off" and that "las vegas police officers singled me out and pointed their guns at me fo