Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign
Philippines’ Duterte Fires Minister After ‘corruption’ Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and...
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...
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,...
Duterte Offers Authoritarianism As Philippine Panacea
Three turbulent decades after the Philippines shed dictatorship, President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a return to...
Manila Could Share Maritime Resources With China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he was open to sharingBeijing in flashpoint South China Sea waters...
Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...
Philippine Lawmakers Punished For Opposing Death Penalty
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's ruling party stripped a dozen lawmakers of congressional leadership posts for...
Philippine Lawmaker Calls For Duterte’s Impeachment
An opposition lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress on Thursday against President Rodrigo...
Benham Rise Sea Territory ‘is Ours’
President Rodrigo Duterte says instructed the military to assert Philippine ownership of a large ocean region off the...
Chinese Ships Allowed To Survey Philippine Territory
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he had agreed to allow Chinese surveillance ships into Filipino...
Philippines, Communists Resume Peace Talks
The Philippine government agreed on Sunday to reinstate a ceasefire with the communists behind one of the world's...
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...
Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing...
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...
From High-Flying Lawyer To Rights Crusader
Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a...
Philippines Issues Arrest Warrant For Top Drug War Critic
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the highest-profile opponent of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal...
New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe
A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...
Philippines’ Duterte Ordered Murders
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant...
More Murders In Philippine Drug War Despite Police Pull-Back
Shadowy assassins are still killing poor Filipinos, despite a police withdrawal from Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war,...