Philippine Drug War

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Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington For Talks

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which...

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Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington

US President Donald Trump invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly" call in...

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Southeast Asia Faces ‘massive’ Drugs Menace

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Southeast Asian leaders Saturday they were facing a "massive" illegal drug...

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Philippine Police Chief Backs ‘secret Cell’ Detention

The Philippines' police chief has defended the detention of a dozen people inside a closet-sized secret cell in a case...

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Detainees Found In ‘secret Cell’ In Philippines

A dozen people have been found stuffed inside a closet-sized cell hidden behind a book shelf in a Philippine police...

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All Eyes On Philippines’ Gum-Chewing, Cursing Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, and there is much interest in how the...

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Philippines’ Duterte Curses New York Times Over Drug Criticism

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called the New York Times an "asshole" and rejected fresh criticism of...

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Philippine Lawyer Accuses Duterte of ‘mass Murder’ At ICC

A Philippine lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the world's only permanent war crimes court against President...

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...

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Philippines Complains Drug War Reports Hurting Tourism

The Philippines tourism secretary urged the media Wednesday to "tone down" coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's...

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Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...

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Philippine Vice President Slams Drug War

Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation's drug war had left Filipinos feeling "hopeless and...

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Enduring Pain For Philippine Drug War Widows

Sally Antonio is exhausted from working three jobs since police killed her husband and son, a typical Philippine drug...

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Philippine Police ‘reload’, Rejoin Drug War

The Philippine police chief said Monday his forces had "reloaded" and were back fighting their president's deadly war...

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Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar

Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have...

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Philippines Takes Big Step Back Towards Death Penalty

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a...

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Philippine Police Will Return To Drug War

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would recall police to fight his drug war, a month after he...

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Philippine Envoy Vows To ‘destroy Criminals’ In UN Speech

The Philippine foreign minister told the UN rights council on Monday that Manila would "destroy criminals" in a defiant...

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Hundreds On Philippine Streets As Duterte Jails Top Critic

More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Manila on Saturday to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's...