Human Rights
Report warns that populist governments advocating use of death penalty may undermine global progress towards abolition.
by Kate Mayberry
Social media
Opinion
by Claudia Stoicescu - Gideon Lasco
Philippines
by Ted Regencia
Asia Pacific19 Feb 2019 08:05 GMT
The new dam project to stave off a water crisis in the northern Philippines, which threatens sacred grounds.
Health19 Feb 2019 03:34 GMT
About half of the 136 people who died were children aged one to four, health officials say.
Witness18 Feb 2019 11:38 GMT
In an era of disinformation, the CEO of Rappler takes on forces that she believes are undermining world democracies.
Asia Pacific16 Feb 2019 11:03 GMT
The government says it is one of the measures to rid the streets of crime, but human rights groups oppose this move.
Philippines14 Feb 2019 05:43 GMT
Rappler editor and critic of Duterte's administration posts bail a day after widely condemned arrest on libel charges.
Media14 Feb 2019 01:43 GMT
The case, under a controversial law penalising online libel, stems from a news story published before law was passed.
Asia Pacific13 Feb 2019 01:23 GMT
Over 70 people die in outbreak blamed by officials on scandal that eroded public confidence in immunisation programmes.
Asia Pacific08 Feb 2019 16:46 GMT
Health officials say low public trust in vaccines has dropped vaccination rates significantly.
Philippines06 Feb 2019 10:41 GMT
Why the Philippines's new Muslim-majority autonomous region is getting a chance to expand.
Business & Economy06 Feb 2019 05:27 GMT
Growth in the number of airports in Southeast Asia has failed to keep up with a surge in demand by passengers.
Asia Pacific03 Feb 2019 08:48 GMT
Al Jazeera speaks exclusively to a fighter from an armed group accused of bombing a cathedral in the Philippines.
Asia Pacific02 Feb 2019 15:35 GMT
Five soldiers, three armed fighters dead as the military pushed forward with a fresh offensive in southern Philippines.
Philippines01 Feb 2019 02:53 GMT
Mindanao voters gave emphatic support to autonomy to end decades-old conflict, but bombings risk return to violence.
Saudi Arabia31 Jan 2019 09:06 GMT
Saudi Arabia sentenced to death a woman from the Philippines after she was found guilty of a murder committed in 2015.
Asia Pacific30 Jan 2019 06:37 GMT
Two killed in assault that follows deadly blasts at cathedral on nearby island church and vote backing Muslim self-rule.
by Richard Javad Heydarian
by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz - Alfred Brownell