how do you assess the current health of democracy in the philippines under president rodrigo duterte? flatline at any moment when duterte decides to declare nationwide martial law or a revolutionary government. do you think that is likely? given the opportunity, he would pull the trigger. so we, the members of the opposition, are preparing for such eventualities. but he said he would not want to stay in office a day longer than he is democratically elected to be in office for. well, those of us who have profiled mr duterte would not give him the benefit of the doubt, or take his word. another stern critic of duterte is the country's top judge, chief justice maria sereno. in may, she too was unceremoniously removed from office. she believes the duterte administration is now threatening the very independence of thejudiciary. it does not like criticism. it shows viciousness against groups of people that it deems are its critics. it tries to show that the strong arm of the presidency is not beyond being used to oppress people. administration wants, that you cannot cross him, and if you cr

and in other news: a fierce critic of the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, is facing possible us presidential pardon. that‘s all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

activists from the country's opposition groups are expected to hold a rally against president rodrigo duterte'storship. president duterte has in the past defended his strongman style of leadership, saying the country would make no progress if he did not act like a dictator. church groups in the philippines are spearheading the anti—dictatorship protest. manila's auxiliary bishop broderick pabillo has supported a call for people tojoin the rallies, saying that, "in a healthy democracy, there should be a strong opposition to abuse of power." earlier, i spoke to steve wilford, a risk analyst who's spent many years in the philippines. i asked him why president duterte wants to change the form of government. for ostensibly very sensible reasons. the 1987 constitution was... many would argue quite a rush document in the wake of the fall of the marcos regime, a sort of interim measure if you like. it created a system of government that some people describe as hyper presidential, it's very, very centralised. currently it is bicameral, you have a house of representatives and a senate and they want to sh

now to the philippines, where a fierce critic of the country's president, rodrigo duterte, senator antoniotion over charges of instigating a coup d'etat. 0ur philippines correspondent howard johnson recently interviewed senator trillanes for a bbc our world documentary. in it, critics of the president allege he is attacking democratic institutions and silencing his most vocal critics. the scene inside the senate building earlier this week, as senator trillanes was arrested by the police, following an order by president rodrigo duterte. it's a very serious rebellion. had it succeeded, it could have overthrown the government. mr trillanes had been holed up inside the building for three weeks while the government secured an arrest warrant. injust one presidential proclamation, he demonstrated his executive, legislative and judicial powers. so that's a dictatorship. mr trillanes was later released on bail, but now faces a second charge of instigating a coup d'etat. in 2003 and 2007, mr trillanes was part of two mutinies that stormed luxury premises in protest against the alleged corruption of

rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte... —— rodrigo duterte rodrigo duterte. .. —— rodrigo duterte rodrigo eloped. figures obtained by freedom of information requests to all local authorities in london show 120 council estates are being updated, but campaigners fear social housing stock won't be replaced. we've got a net loss of over 4,000 homes in schemes that have been completed over the last 15 years. and when you look forwards, schemes that have planning permission now, it gets even worse. there's 7,600 homes to be lost over the next ten years, so the whole process is accelerating. police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was shot on a busy road in south london. paramedics were called to york road in wandsworth yesterday morning. a 16—year—old boy was taken to hospital. he's now in a stable condition. no arrests have been made. the metropolitan police has sold more than £1 billion worth of property over the past six years as it tries to cope with cuts. among the buildings let go include new scotland yard which went for £370 million. last year, the mayor closed 38 stations to

president rodrigo duterte has been offering his sympathy to victims. two people have fallen ill at a restaurant in salisbury, the uk town where a former russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in march. police have cordoned off surrounding roads, while they investigate the cause of the illness. syrians in government—held areas are voting in local council elections for the first time in nearly seven years. more than 40,000 candidates are competing for nearly 20,000 seats. president bashar al—assad now controls about two—thirds of syria. at 10:00, mishal hussein will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first, our world. 0n the ground, up in the air, and off the coast, i've been travelling all around colombia to observe a fight for the future of this country. they see narco trafficking as an opportunity, and narco trafficiking is a global problem. it's a country still emerging from half a century of civil war, seeking stability and prosperity for its highly polarised population. many colombians are facing crippling poverty, crime, and extor

the philippines‘ president rodrigo duterte has laid a wreath injerusalem to commemorate those who diedr‘s book at the yad vashem memorial. the president is on a four—day trip to israel to boost trade and defence ties. american former nfl quarterback colin kaepernick will reportedly be the face of a nike advertising campaign commemorating the 30th anniversary of its motto "just do it". kaepernick sparked a national debate when he knelt during the national anthem before matches, protesting against racial injustice and police brutality. president donald trump has said the protests disrespect the american flag and military. lets get more reaction to the two routers journalists in myanmar. —— reuters. phil robertson is the deputy director of human rights watch. many countries and organisations have condemned this decision by the myanmar courts, but why has there been silence from many asian countries, including china? 0bviously asean and china have played this non— interference against upbeat to them, relations with the government is more important than the relations with people of that cou

and in other news: a fierce critic of the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, is facing possible detention over charges of instigating a coup d'etat. mr duterte ordered the arrest of senator antonio trillanes earlier this month, despite a previous presidential pardon. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the old certainties in european politics are crumbling. voters seem fed up with a long—established supremacy of the parties of centre—right and centre—left. the politics of identity and raw emotion have fuelled populist insurgencies from italy to sweden, to eastern europe. mostly it is the right, not the left, in the ascendant. well, my guest is yanis varoufakis, greece's radical leftist finance minister at the height of the economic crisis, and an advocate of a new global progressive politics. but is he losing the argument in europe? yanis va roufakis, welcome to hardtalk. you still play a political role. you have a new political party, which you are determined to make a force in greece and in europe. but would

president rodrigo duterte has been offering his sympathy to victims. spy and his daughter were poisoned in march. police have cordoned off surrounding roads, while they investigate the cause of the illness.

people, a search and rescue operation is ongoing bare at the moment and what hear is president rodrigo duterten later today to visit people there to see what went on. thank you indeed, howard, in the philippines for us. if you look at the bbc news app you consider predict that part of the typhoon and see the journey it has been taking. we were just live to the philippines we re we were just live to the philippines were aftermath, the real concern about landslides except write as howard was saying, so stay with us on the bbc as we keep you right up to date with what is happening. people in the us state of north carolina are being advised to stay off the roads because the risk of flooding after storm florence is still high. the storm dumped huge amounts of rain as it moved through north and south carolina. hundreds of people have been rescued and thousands are still in emergency shelters or without power. the storm has been blamed for at least 16 deaths. the woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by the us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, has identified herself in an interview with the

speaking at a news conference, the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, said he shared the of those who had lost loved ones. earlier i spoke to our correspondent howard johnson. i'm in tuguegarao, a city of cagayan province. today we made a 50—mile journey to the coastline, to a small town called aparri. we visited it a few days ago, and preparations had been put in place to receive this storm. people have been tying down their roofs, there was talk of an evacuation centre. but we met one man who said defiantly that he had watched the waves, and prayed to god before he made any decision to go to the evacuation centre. when we returned today, we saw this man and his home and it had been completely flattened. the roof have been ripped off, there was detritus all over his living room floor. he showed us a tv and a fan that had been broken by the heavy winds and rain. he told me that he was devastated, and that his life had been ripped to shreds, and he began crying as we interviewed him. this was similar across the town. aparri is on the coastline and a direct hit in the path

even if they rodrigo duterte that it looks very like after all the arguments, and that's what the critics, too late. when you talk about labour mps, little, too late. when you talk about labourmps, up little, too late. when you talk about labour mps, up until this summer about labour mps, up until this summer they would say that he shared platforms with people he shouldn't and he said things he shouldn't have, but he's not an anti—semite. this summer labour mps are saying there might be a problem with gemma and that makes it hard for them to justify staying in the labour party, and that's damage that can't be walked off —— jeremy corbyn. and that's damage that can't be walked off -- jeremy corbyn. how do you think this will play at conference? it won't matter at conference? it won't matter at c0 nfe re nce very conference? it won't matter at conference very much because people that don't like his leadership will stay awake. many mps will give it a miss because if they can't say anything nice then they won't say anything nice then they won't say anything at all —— stay awake. it will be tr

today philippine president rodrigo duterte is flying over this region to assess the damage.ry along the coastline and in the mountains, and until we know those details, we won't know the full extent of the damage caused by the storm. the east coast of america is facing an "epic amount of rainfall" where at least 11 people have died as a result of tropical storm florence. the national hurricane centre in miami has warned that further flooding is on the way and residents attempting to return home are being urged not to. those are the main stories this morning. but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one — bye for now. he left the arena without speaking to the media but we have some quotes from him saying he would not criticise the judges. they will go home with a lot of money each and raised the possibility of doing again. so they would have a trilogy. simon yates will become britain's third different winner of cycling's grand tours this year, provided he stays on his bike to cross the finish line of the vuelta espana in the final processional stage in madrid today.

the philippine president rodrigo duterte is travelling to the region to meet those families affectedts them today. howard johnson reporting. and in the united states, authorities in north carolina have warned the risk to life is rising, after storm florence brought record amounts of rain. residents are being told to stay off the roads as the threat from flash floods remains high. at least 16 people have been killed. thousands remain in emergency shelters without power. a new way of measuring poverty in the uk is being proposed, to include the unavoidable costs that some people face. factors such as childcare, or the impact of disability, should be taken into account, according to the social metrics commission. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. jenny has multiple sclerosis. she's also a single mum with four children. 0n benefits, she struggles to pay for the extra childcare, transport and heating bills that result from her condition. today's report says existing poverty measures ignore the unavoidable costs someone like jenny faces. i get some things fortnightly, s