Hundreds of top-ranking police in the Philippines were asked to resign Wednesday as the government seeks to "cleanse" the corruption-tainted force of officers involved in the illegal drug trade.

FILE -Philippine police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III gestures as he answers questions during a forum with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines at Camp Crame, Quezon City, ...

The Philippine government should create an independent commission to investigate the role of police officers in the killings of drug suspects, Human Rights Watch said today. A top law enforcement ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists, officials said Wednesday.

Philippine police officers will no longer need to meet a body mass index requirement in order to be promoted, according to an official police statement released on Tuesday, reported the Inquirer. The ...

Human Rights Watch called on Albayalde to launch credible investigations into killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” during which more than 12,000 people have been killed. The ...

Philippine police officials said Thursday they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot ...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police said Wednesday they arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south and believe the victim, who was shot in the leg during the ...