Rodrigo Duterte

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Aftershocks Rock Philippines Quake City

Thousands of residents of a city in the southern Philippines huddled on the streets on Sunday, two days after a deadly...

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Duterte’s War On Drugs A ‘reign of Terror’, Church Says

The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" for creating a "reign of...

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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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Philippine Police ‘planned’ Drug War Killings

Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of "systematically planning" extrajudicial killings in the...

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Duterte Pleads With Philippine Rebels To Rebuff Islamic State Advances

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded with the country's Muslim separatist groups to deny sanctuary to...

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Kerry Says He’s Confident Trump Administration Will Stick To Peaceful Policies In Asia

Outgoing U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was confident the next administration would stick to the...

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World May Be In For Rocky Road During My Tenure

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in...

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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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Duterte Ordered Hundreds of Murders

Edgar Matobato's days are spent -- for now, at least -- in a verdant, bucolic compound some way outside Manila....

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Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte Denies Throwing Person Off A Helicopter

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte denied throwing a person off a helicopter in an interview with CNN Philippines...

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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...

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Sixteen Hurt In Christmas Eve Blast At Catholic Church In Philippines

Sixteen people were wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the...

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Philippine President Tells US

The Philippine President vowed Friday to keep up his controversial campaign against drugs as long as he remains in...

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Death Toll Nearing 6,000 In the Philippines Drug War

A 6-year-old Manila boy killed in his sleep is among the latest victims in the ongoing violence against suspected drug...

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Philippines President Duterte Should Be Impeached For ‘mass Murder’

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte should be impeached after he admitted to personally killing drug suspects, one of...

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Philippines President Duterte Admits Killing Suspects

Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted killing suspected criminals during his time as mayor...

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More Than 5,900 Deaths In ‘war On Drugs’

There have been 5,927 deaths linked to the "war on drugs" in the Philippines since July 1 according to statistics...

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China Lodges Protest After Trump Call With Taiwan President

China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President...

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‘Conspiracy’ To Stir Up South China Sea Trouble Defeated

China's success at turning around relations with the Philippines under its new president Rodrigo Duterte show the...