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'Gay or paedophile?' Duterte attacks rights chief on drug war criticism

PhilippinepresidentRodrigoDuterteonSaturdayaskedtheheadofthecountry’sCommissiononHumanRights(CHR)ifhewasapaedophileforfocusingonthekillingofteenagersinthegovern

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Philippine president's Senate foes, allies vow to block budget cut

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At least 1,500 families displaced in S. Philippines after Maguindanao clash

​ At least 1,500 families have been displaced in southern province of Maguindanao following the bloody clash between police force and Muslim rebels last week, the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday.