Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran
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Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships “at…
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
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US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre

  MANILA (Reuters) – Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in…
Xi visits Philippines to cozy up to historical US ally
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Xi visits Philippines to cozy up to historical US ally

  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Philippines Tuesday for a key state visit to a long-time US ally,…
Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
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Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and government officials can still face investigation by the International Criminal Court for thousands of killings…
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
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Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s Pacific coast and told the navy to…
Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire
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Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ruled out a resumption of stalled peace talks with communist rebels if they do…
Philippines’ Duterte signs law granting free public college
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Philippines’ Duterte signs law granting free public college

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law granting tuition-free education in all state universities, a Cabinet official said on…
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics
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Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Tuesday with King Salman in Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of thousands of Filipinos work as…
Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war
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Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war

 The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant…
In Duterte’s war on drugs, local residents help draw up hit lists
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In Duterte’s war on drugs, local residents help draw up hit lists

There are two versions of how Manila pedicab driver Neptali Celestino died. According to Philippines police, he shot at plainclothes officers…
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