Philippine President

• Retired boxer Manny Pacquiao officially enters crowded Philippine presidential race

  Hundreds of fans and supporters holding Pacquiao's portrait and small Philippine flags lined the street leading to the elections registration center to cheer his convoy.

  World

  Oct 1, 2021
  
• Donald Trump repeatedly praises Philippines’ President Duterte during Asia trip

  What he did not do was what many predecessors have done before: highlight human rights abuses while overseas.

  Politics

  Nov 13, 2017
  
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• Rodrigo Duterte urges Donald Trump to show restraint in dealings with North Korea

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged the U.S. to show restraint after North Korea's latest missile test and to avoid playing into the hands of leader Kim Jong Un, who "wants to end the world".

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2017
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• Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte now says he may impose martial law over drug problem

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he would impose martial law if the drug problem became "very virulent", just a month after dismissing as "nonsense" any suggestion he might do so.

  World

  Jan 15, 2017
• Philippines’ Duterte threatens to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter and continue killing drug pushers until his administration is over.

  Crime

  Dec 29, 2016
• Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants to be ‘friends’ with Trump, Putin

  Asked whether his ties with America can improve under Trump, Duterte replied: "I'm sure, we have no quarrel. I can always be a friend to anybody."

  World

  Nov 16, 2016
• With death toll rising, Rodrigo Duterte seeks to extend Philippine war on drugs

  The Philippine president said Sunday that he may need to extend a bloody government anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 people dead.

  World

  Sep 18, 2016
• Philippine president Duterte ordered killings of 1000 people, former hitman testifies

  A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate that President Rodrigo Duterte.

  World

  Sep 14, 2016
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• US government concerned about extrajudicial killings in Philippines

  The U.S. government has expressed concern over extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers in a bloody crackdown overseen by the Philippine President.

  World

  Aug 9, 2016