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Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the Philippines, citing the ...
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Philippines’ Duterte Makes Fresh Rape Joke
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a new joke about rape on Friday, saying he would congratulate a rapist who could ...
Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and beheadings of two Vietnamese ...
Politicians Backing Islamist Militants In Philippines
One local politician has been arrested and others are wanted for supporting Islamist militants who have taken over parts of ...
Philippine Lawmaker Appeals For ICC Probe Into Drug War
A Philippine lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to the International Criminal Court to urgently probe thousands of killings in President Rodrigo ...
Foreigners Involved In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle
Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday as the reported ...
Philippine Leader Imposes Strict Ban On Smoking
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that will impose a wide-ranging ban on smoking in public, reinforcing ...
China’s Xi Hails Ties With Philippines As Duterte Cools On US
China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the "dialogue" between Beijing and Manila over their border dispute in the South ...
I Might Not Take Up Trump’s Invitation Says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, ...
Philippines’ Duterte Hesitant On US Visit, Warm On China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, ...
All Eyes On Philippines’ Gum-Chewing, Cursing Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, and there is much interest in how the popular politician ...
Philippine Lawyer Accuses Duterte of ‘mass Murder’ At ICC
A Philippine lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the world's only permanent war crimes court against President Rodrigo Duterte, ...
Houses Damaged As Strong Quake Hits South Philippines
A strong magnitude 6.0-earthquake hit the southern Philippines at dawn on Wednesday, damaging dozens of houses and sending people fleeing ...
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them of karmic ...
Philippine Envoy Vows To ‘destroy Criminals’ In UN Speech
The Philippine foreign minister told the UN rights council on Monday that Manila would "destroy criminals" in a defiant defence ...
Hundreds On Philippine Streets As Duterte Jails Top Critic
More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Manila on Saturday to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war ...
Top Duterte Critic Arrested On Drug Charge
A leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Leila de Lima, has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. Senator ...
From High-Flying Lawyer To Rights Crusader
Philippine drug war critic Leila de Lima was a highly paid lawyer who switched focus mid-career to human rights, a ...
New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe
A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial whistleblower testimony this ...
Philippines’ Duterte Ordered Murders
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant woman, when ...