Both the pardon, and the reactions it has engendered, encapsulate the country's conflicted attitude toward its former colonial master.

On Wednesday, the Olongapo trial court has ordered the freeing of Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, sent to prison in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude, saying he was eligible for early release ...

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton said in a farewell message that he was “extremely grateful” to President Rodrigo Duterte for pardoning him and expressed his “most sincere sympathy” to ...

Mr Duterte issued the pardon on Monday to Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, who has been in prison since 2014 for the murder of Jennifer Laude. Pemberton has served just over half of a 10 ...

Laude was killed on October 11, 2014 by United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton in Olongapo, Philippines after finding out she was transgender. Pemberton served just over half ...