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06 Jun 2018

Philippine President says will resign if he offended people by kissing woman

Social media was abuzz with photos and videos of Duterte on stage asking an unidentified woman from an audience of Filipinos to kiss him in exchange for a book he was handing out.

Rodrigo Duterte

24 Feb 2017

Top Philippine drug war critic arrested, but defiant

The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte`s brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant to silence her, but she vowed to keep fighting the "sociopathic serial killer".

Rodrigo Duterte

05 Feb 2017

Philippine President ends peace talks with Maoist rebels

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has scrapped peace talks with communist insurgents after both the government and the rebels called off unilateral ceasefires aimed at ending a decades-long conflict.

12 Oct 2016

Barack Obama's top Asia diplomat says baffled by Duterte pronouncements

The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday he did not know what a "panoply" of statements by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte since taking office this year would mean for Manila`s future security cooperation with Washington.

Philippine president

03 Oct 2016

Philippine president to order review of defense pact with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday that he will order a review of the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between his country and the US.

15 Sep 2016

Duterte killed justice official, hitman tells Philippine senate

The self-described assassin told a Senate hearing that he and a group of policemen and ex-communist rebels killed about 1,000 people over 25 years.

07 Sep 2016

Barack Obama, Philippine President meet despite Rodrigo Duterte's crude language

President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Thursday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said.

04 Jul 2016

Thirty dealers killed in four days in Philippine war on drugs

Thirty "drug dealers" have been killed since Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president on Thursday, police said, announcing the seizure of nearly $20 million worth of narcotics but sparking anger from a lawyers group.

The Philippines

15 Jun 2016

Philippines` Aquino says aiming to rescue Abu Sayyaf hostages

Philippine President Benigno Aquino insisted Wednesday a Norwegian man and other hostages being held by Islamic extremists on a remote southern island could be rescued, after the militants beheaded a second Canadian captive.

The Philippines

24 May 2016

Incoming Philippine president launches vulgar attacks on Church

Explosive incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has launched a series of obscenity-filled attacks on the Catholic Church, branding local bishops corrupt "sons of whores" who are to be blamed for the nation`s fast-growing population.

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