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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as “sons of whores” and warned them of karmic repercussions for their critical coverage of his deadly drug war. Duterte’s verbal attacks on top television broadcaster ABS-CBN and the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper came in a pair of speeches in which he also lashed … Read more

Scores of Inmates Escape In Philippine Prison Break

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More than 150 inmates have escaped from a southern Philippine prison in an attack by dozens of gunmen which left one guard dead. Authorities suspect the attackers were linked to Islamist separatist groups. The Philippines, which is predominantly Catholic, has been battling separatists in the south for decades. Groups like the Moro Islamic Liberation Front … Read more