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Philippine Lawmaker Appeals For ICC Probe Into Drug War

A Philippine lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to the International Criminal Court to urgently probe thousands of killings...

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Philippines’ Duterte Says Helpless Against China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday there was no point protesting Chinese artificial island building in...

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Philippines’ Duterte Set For Summit Drug War Support

Firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to enjoy much-wanted foreign support for his deadly drug war when...

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Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...

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Philippines’ Duterte Draws Ire For Defending Adultery

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced criticism on Wednesday for defending adultery by a powerful political ally....

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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, China To Hold Direct Talks On Sea Row

China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday,...

International

Philippine Lawmaker Calls For Duterte’s Impeachment

An opposition lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress on Thursday against President Rodrigo...

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Philippines, Communists Resume Peace Talks

The Philippine government agreed on Sunday to reinstate a ceasefire with the communists behind one of the world's...

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Philippines Slams US Drama For President’s Sexual Advance

Manila on Tuesday "strongly protested" an American television drama for showing a fictional Philippine president making...

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Philippines’ Duterte Ordered Murders

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant...

International

Philippines Leader ‘not Ready’ To Talk To Rebels

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said he is scrapping peace talks with communist rebels due to take...

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I Threw Suspect From Helicopter

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials from helicopters mid-air, saying he has...

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Philippine President Accuses US Ambassadors of Being ‘spies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte derided U. S. ambassadors as “spies” on Thursday, responding to a media report...

International

Duterte Gets Trump White House Invite During ‘animated’ Call

U. S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a...

International

Rodrigo Duterte Shrugs Off ‘bullsh*t’ ICC Threat

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he called "bullsh*t" Western threats to seek his indictment by the...

International

Duterte Aligns Philippines With China, Says U.S. Has Lost

Duterte aligns Philippines with China, says U. S. has lost Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his...

International

Philippines Anti-US Protesters Rammed By Police van

A police van has rammed protesters in the Philippines capital Manila as a demonstration outside the US embassy turned...

International

Police van Runs Over Protesters At Anti-US Rally

play videoThree student activists were run over by the police van and taken to hospital A police van in the Philippines...