born out of experience to rodrigo duterte.ectly involved in killing my two brothers. did retired policeman previously denied being a hitman, and senators wanted to know why he changed his story. he said he had been told to stay quiet and feared for the lives of his loved ones. davao city was once a byword for crime. it is now largely peaceful. rodrigo duterte cleaned up the city when he was mayor. but some say he didn‘t wake ordering the killing of drug pushers, criminals, and even those who criticise his leadership. when he became president last year, president duterte took some of his car policies in davao city, and apply them to the whole of the philippines. he declared a war on drugs. he has been controversial. thousands have died at the hands of his gods ought to make of police officers. despite the killing, he remained popular. and it is like that from arturo lascanas, however distressing, is unlikely to bring down the president. it is nearly three years since malaysia airlines flight mh370 took off on its last flight fr

despite the killing, mr duterte remains popular.rom arturo lasca nas, however distressing, is unlikely to bring down the president. michael bristow, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. in china, the government's promising action against old polluting vehicles. but can it really make the skies blue again? first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want

duterte has given the policecarte blanche.he families of the murdered andthe disappeared are turning o human-rights organizations.what happens once duterte's term in office comes to an end in2022? many filipinos are devot catholics.the leaders of the catholic church in the philippines havebeen slow to speak out against the officially mandated campaignof murder. it wasn't until early februarythat the catholic bishops' conference slammed duterte's waron drugs as a "reign of terror." the government hit back, callingthe church "out of touch" father carlos ronquillo ofbaclaran church not only shelters victims of violencesuch as ryan, he has also criticized the presidentsharply, saying the bloodbath must end.carlos ronquillo: poverty is at the heart of it.and it is not being addressed, and will never be addressed bykilling. when you declare war, you arecreating a situation of fear and you are opening the people tovulnerability. reporter: a priest who speakshis mind is taking a risk in a country where the rule of lawhas in effect bee

in the late '90s, then mayor duterte launched an anti-drug campaign. just like today, a number of alleged drug dealers and addicts were murdered. these killings were blamed on a vigilante group called "the davao death squad". and many said that mayor duterte was behind them. >> reporter: but political analyst ramon casiple says duterte's seeming inaction serves his goals. >> reporter: father amado picardal, who lived in davao-- believes the president was behind the formation of the davao death squad. the philippines is a majority catholic country, and the church is considered a supporter of the president, so father picardal's accusations are not made easily. picardal says former members of the death squad told him and his fellow priests that duterte was directly involved. >> i believe what is happening now is a replication and a multiplication of the davao experience. davao is the template. >> reporter: i've been around this area and seen a lot of wakes from extra-judicial killings almost every day. you also must get confessions here from policemen or

president rodrigo duterte had his fight against drugs.d it will be "brutal" despite the president facing an impeachment complaint and efforts to bring him before the international criminal court. more on that coming up in a minute. an infamous name in india is sparking discussions online? well rico, the bbc news website has a story of an unlucky person in india who has been refused many jobs, supposedly because of his name: saddam hussein. the marine engineer has been refused a job on more than a0 occasions and has concluded that employers are reluctant to hire him became of his name. m changed to sajid. the staggering death toll since president duterte launched his anti—drug campaign in the philippines it's believed more that 7,000 have been killed with a further 700,000 people have surrendered to the authorities. but amidst the carnage there is an urgent need for rehabilitation facilities. when the drug campaign started, there was a sudden increase in the number of cases here. the first reason why they are here is because of fear. they

200 people, saying he was part of a "death squad" approved by the man who is now president, rodrigo duterte. and this video is trending on bbc.com. vets in thailand have operated on a green sea—turtle to remove more than 900 coins she'd swallowed that were thrown into her enclosure for good luck. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: trade union leaders want assurances over the future of thousands of jobs at vauxhall‘s car plants at luton and ellesmere port. vauxhall has been sold by general motors to french car manufacturer, psa, which owns peugeot and citroen. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. threats of legal challenges and a new warning from businesses over president trump's revised travel ban. activewear. the fashion phenomenon that is grabbing australia by the seat of its pants and is now heading to asia. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is asia business report. i am rico hizon. it's a tuesday. us president donald trump has signed a new executive order, a scaled back version of his controversial trave

a retired policeman in the philippines testified today that president rodrigo duterte was linked to nearly killings, when he was a mayor. the victims allegedly included political opponents, and were carried out by a death squad. the retired officer appeared as part of a senate investigation into extra-judicial killings in davao city, where duterte was mayor for 22 years. >> ( translated ): i can't make myself take to my grave these dark and evil secrets from my life born out of my obedience to mayor rodrigo duterte's orders, and to his campaign against criminality and illegal drugs. i had blind obedience and loyalty to the point that i was indirectly involved in killing my two brothers. >> yang: duterte brought his anti-drug campaign to the presidency, eight months ago. since then, more than 8,000 people have been killed nationwide. back in this country, two the secretary of homeland security, john kelly, says he'd consider separating women and children who cross the mexican border illegally. and the new housing secretary ben carson praised the work ethic of immigrants today. in the proces

filipino president rodrigo duterte since taking office.hk's world has more. >> reporter: environmentally friendly vehicle zips down the street of the town of manila. it was built by a japanese farmer. >> i think they should have it help clean the air. >> reporter: rapid growth in the philippines has caused air pollution. that has led the japanese manufacturer to build a factory in manila four years ago. it received an order for 3,000 tries kells for the philippine government. >> translator: we are a foreign company here. but we'd like to help the philippines get back its beautiful skies. >> reporter: that was changed in the administration last june. they put the brakes on the project. president rodrigo duterte began an -- he's made rural development his top priority. the plans to put 100,000 electric tricycles on the road was given a back seat. payments to the manufacturer has stopped without explanation. the company was forced to halt shipments. tens of thousands of dollars in monthly expenses. >> translator: the project won't go ahead wi

yasay was a close ally of the president and duterte is tasked with finding a new foreign secretary at an important time. he has been trying to strengthen ties with china for economic support and distancing himself from the u.s. over criticism of his war on drugs. >>> the next step in the influence-peddling scandal that up-ended south korean politics is near. the constitutional court says it will rule on park geun-hye's impeachment case on friday morning. she's been suspended since december. the court has been examining whether to uphold or reject her impeachment. if at least six of the eight judges decide to uphold it, park will be dismissed, and a new president will be elected within two months. if three or more of the judges reject it, park will resume her duties as president. the focus would then turn to whether park remains as president until her term ends in february. she said before her suspension she would step down well before her tenure ends. her term ends. the court is ruling earlier than initially thought because the term of one of its judges will expire next monday. it doe

the philippine daily inquirer leads with president rodrigo duterte's brutal war on drugs and how it's. the article explores the story of a 13—year—old boy selling crystal meth on the streets of manila. he was caught by police officers, beaten and shot. but he survived to tell his story. the straits times details a ground—breaking education shift in singapore that will focus on individual student strengths. schools will discontinue academic ability tests and will instead consider the talents of individual students. it means students will be given the chance to study their stronger subjects at higher academic levels. and, finally, on the front page of the china daily is president xi jingping, urging north—east china to regain industrial strength. the north—east region of the country largely relies on heavy and chemical industries, but economic growth has slowed in recent years. presidentjingping urged leaders to return to the "real economy" of the production of goods and services. —— president xi jinping. it's international women's day today. despite the macho image of president duterte

200 people, saying he was part of a "death squad" approved by the man who is now president, rodrigo duterte. and this video is trending on bbc.com: vets in thailand have operated on a green sea—turtle to remove more than 900 coins she'd swallowed that were thrown into her enclosure for good luck. that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. now it's time for hardtalk on bbc news. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. after three years of fighting, 10,000 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, is it time for ukraine's leaders to acknowledge they are in a war they cannot win? geopolitics, economics, and public sentiment don't seem to be working in kiev‘s favour. my guest was ukraine's prime minister until a year ago. arseniy yatsenyuk described his own premiership as a kamikaze mission. so how does his nation avoid self—destruction? arseniy yatsenyuk, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me, stephen. seems ukraine's crisis has lurched into a new level of urgency in recent days with a blockade, which has been imposed by people who are actually nominally supportive of ukraine's go

what implications of the policies of rodrigo duterte have on this?t we are looking at a 6.5— 7.5 projected growth for 2017. high consumer spending is still there. we are in the right area and i think this will help us grow our business more. and that is our two minutes with robert, ceo of maxis group in the philippines. in the future, many jobs carried out by humans will instead be looked after by robots. in san francisco, a glimpse of the future is on show, where a robot barista is turning heads. let us ta ke barista is turning heads. let us take a look. electronic music. before we go, a quick look at the markets. asian stocks are positive territory in early tuesday training despite the dowjones industrial average falling for the eighth consecutive session. the tokyo market opening higher. exporters in positive territory with the yen turning down against the dollar. the all 0rds index also higher by 43 points. that is it for asia business report. . iam rico hizon. see you in the next hour. i'm lebo diseko. our top story: coastal areas in north—easte

the thousands of extrajudicial police and vigilante killings carried out under duterte's so-called war on drugs. he is also facing threats of a criminal case before the international criminal court over accusations he oversaw death squads when he was mayor of davao. back in the united states in miami-dade, florida, prosecutors have announced they will not againstiminal charges four prison guards over the death of 50-year-old darren rainey, a schizophrenic prisoner who died after the guards locked him in a shower stall and exposed him to 180-degree scalding water. when his body was found two hours later, he had burns covering 90% of his body. to see our full interview with -- on darren rainey, go to democracynow.org. oil could start flowing through the highly contested $3.8 billion dakota access pipeline as early as today. on saturday, an appeals court rejected the standing rock sioux and cheyenne river nations' request for an emergency injunction to stop the pipeline from becoming operational. meanwhile, the university of california's chief investment officer has announced the universi

the hurdles of president duterte's controversial proposal to reinstate the death penalty is the mainhe good news of him becoming a grandfather for the tenth time. his daughter, who is also mayor of davao city, gave birth to a boy, whom the parents have nicknamed ‘stonefish'. let's turn to france, where there have been more blows for two of the leading candidates in france's upcoming presidential elections. marine le pen, the far—right candidate, faces a criminal inquiry into her tweets, after her immunity as an mep was lifted. and police searched the home of the centre—right presidential candidate francois fillon, amid a continuing scandal over payments he made to his family. meanwhile, a third, emmanuel macron, unveiled his policy agenda. lucy williamson reports. his stage may not be as glitzy as the oscars, but emmanuel macron knows how to play the star. never mind that critics describe his campaign as "blah blah land" — all talk, no real policies. today, this 39—year—old first—time candidate came armed with plenty of them. he has promised big tax cuts, spending cuts, and the sale

the philippine star covers attempts to impeach president rodrigo duterte.iled against the president. the paper also quotes the speaker of the house, pantaleon alvarez, who says those who support the move are, quote, "entitled to their own stupidity." and the gulf news leads on the success of what it calls the paper says king salman oversaw the signing of deals worth up to $65 billion during his visit to china. the pictures shows king salman with president xi in beijing. and, kasia, a diamond discovery is sparking discussions online? what a discovery! and this is a true tale of honesty. a priest in sierra leone has found a monster diamond — take a look at that, it's one of the world's largest. a local chief from the kono region handed the stone to president ernest bai koroma. the president thanked the finder for not smuggling the diamond out of the country. now, how many people would have done that? the government now plans to auction it to raise much needed revenue. extraordinary find. in his deed. —— indeed. honesty is the best policy. are you afraid of pl

the hurdles of president duterte's controversial proposal to reinstate the death penalty is the main the good news of him becoming a grandfather for the 10th time. his daughter, who is also mayor of davao city, gave birth to a boy, whom the parents have nicknamed "stonefish." and that is bringing you up—to—date with the papers. thank you. the king of saudi arabia, salman bin abdul aziz al saud, is on a visit to indonesia for the first time in more than a0 years. the indonesian president has taken the unusual step of video—logging parts of their lunch meeting on line. video blogging is quite easy. you just hold your phone like this, and record your daily life. it is popular among young people, especially on youtube. not many leaders try this kind of approach, but indonesia'sjoko widodo is a big fan. and new line coming out of malaysia regarding the death of kim jong—nam, the estranged brother of kim jong—un, the leader of north. the malaysian government is saying they strongly condemned the use of a chemical by anyone, referring to chemical by anyone, referring to chemical vx, the tox

president rodrigo duterte's bloody crackdown on the drug trade in the philippines has made global headliness been to visit. when the drug campaign started, there was a sudden increase in the number of cases here. the first reason why they're here is because of fear. they were scared that they could either be incarcerated, or some may even be killed. from the previous average of around 1,000 cases at any given time, we rose steadily to as high as 1,500. the adjustment period is really difficult for them. the first two months is — of course, you're here, having a structure in your life, from the previous time, you're not. now, they have to follow a certain set of rules and regulations. it's really tough on them. so what behaviours they learn here, they bring it home. and then from there, applying all that, it actually helps them be more organised in life, and hopefully stay away from drugs. some of the views from inside manila's only drug rehab centre. the $1 million global teacher prize has been won by a canadian who teaches in a remote school in the arctic that can only be reached by air. m

annual academy of country music a wears airs this sunday night right here on cbs-3, luke brian and duterte bently host this year's event. >> all week long could you win ticket to hot country concert coming to philadelphia. keep watching "eyewitness news" this morning, because coming up at 6:00 we will tell you how you can enter to win. >>> and i got to tell you about the late show's bandleader. he'll be in town today to except award from philadelphia mayor jim kenney. john batiste with the late show from stephen colbert will receiver the city's first benny golson award. jazz pianist say his talent go back four, five generations down new orleans, mayor kenly produce at the philly celebrates jazz press conference, in city hall. it will kick off philly jazz month for the month of april. >> and you can catch john baba batiste, weeks nights, after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> good for him, and elton john was 70. during the commercials i went to a concert once with him, three hours 40 minutes, solo, piano playing and singing. that was, i'm telling you, he puts on a show. it was like the crowd,

duterte's spokesman called his testimony cap are gated and acceptable. afrench car giant will buy general motors business including opel. it creates a new regional car trying to challenge market leader volkswagen, but there are fears about jobs in the u.k. and in germany. the chinese government has declared its aim of making the skies blue again by tackling the country's air pollution crisis. authorities want to reduce reliance on coal and invest billions in renewable energy. they are targeting emissions from cars, which add to the smog hanging over major cities, by encouraging the use of greener vehicles. as part of a bbc series on tackling air pollution, our china editor carrie gracie reports from beijing. carrie: everything in china is on a massive scale. the problems and the solutions. cars are to blame for about one third of china's air pollution. so it is scrapping the worst offenders. but this is a losing battle against 30 million new cars taking to the roads this year. if these people want clean air, then from transport to heating and lifestyle,

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despite the recent polls, prime minister duterte is telling supporters not to get too optimistic. >>arterfinals in trying to prevent the right populism from whipping and not to influence the german elections where you have the sort of strong tilt to the right. today's vote is being watched closely because it will say a lot about whether the populism that propelled donald trump into the office and the u.k. into the brexit vote has take up hold in europe. all eyes on the anti-immigration party for freedom led by geert wilders. he's been compared to trump not just because of the unusual blonde hair, but because of the anti-immigration, anti-muslim stance. they want to shut mosques and asylum centers and to take the netherlands out of the eu. and his party, as you guys point out, slipped in the polls. but that could be besides the point. as a result of his search, the debate in the country has tilted the economy restriction on immigration, identity politics and nationalism. the prime minister since 2010 is talking about the migration talk. and mr. wilders eluded to this today. he said th

duterte. hungary, another favorite of vladimir putin's. mr. orbahn, cracking down on press freedom, on human rights in his country. iran. authoritarian, theocratic state. people being thrown in jail for blasphemy, for heresy, for religious offenses. saudi arabia. fomenting racist, anti-semitic propaganda and sending it out. oppressing people based on religion, not even allowing women to drive in their society. everywhere you turn, tyranny, despotism, on the march. and mr. putin has a plan. how do we know it? do we know it from the democratic caucus or the republican caucus? no, we know it from our intelligence agencies. from the f.b.i. the c.i.a. the national security agency. the defense intelligence agency. 17 of america's intelligence agencies came back with a report and they said vladimir putin has a plan to continue to destabilize and undermine liberal democracy all over the world. brexit was part of it. the intervention in our election was part of it. they're going after france where they want the right wing ultra nationalist anti-immigra

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