Philippine president antics constantly 'clarified' by his aides

He is the popular president of a nation of 100 million people, but he's putting a key ally off with his antics.

Inside miserable Quezon jail where prisoners sleep in shifts

Surely there can be few places as miserable as the jail in metropolitan Manila's most populous city as president Rodrigo Duterte wages his deadly war on drugs across the Philippines.

Duterte's drug crackdown hits home as man shot dead in front of his pregnant wife, family

• EXCLUSIVE

Manila woman says police assassinated her husband in case of mistaken identity.

Drug suspect 'rises from dead' to declare support for Duterte

• EXCLUSIVE

Lindsay Murdoch reports from the war that will not end until every drug suspect surrenders, is caught or killed.

Duterte tells foreigners to leave if they don't like him

In his latest outburst Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told foreign investors they can leave his country.

Death penalty call for accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully

Prosecutors have revealed how an Australian child sex predator directed a video involving horrific injuries to an 18-month-old baby.

Duterte accused of ordering hits on opponents while mayor of Davao

A confessed death squad member has testified that Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the killings of opponents while mayor of Davao.

Duterte's 3426 killed numbers only the start

The death toll in Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody "war on drugs" has risen to 3426 and that's a fraction of the 3.7 million people he says use drugs.

Is Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte charting a course away from US?

• ANALYSIS

The US has long been most important military ally of the Philippines - but the country's new president is sending some mixed signals.