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

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterte’scriticsandalliesintheSenatevowedonWednesdaytoblockalowerhousemovetoslashtheannualbudgetofapublic-fundedhumanrightsagencyoppos

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Philippine Duterte's son, son-in-law deny link with drug smuggling

Thesonandson-in-lawofPhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertedeniedonThursdayanyinvolvementinthedrugsmuggling.Duterte'seldestsonDavaoCityViceMayorPaoloDuterteandson-in

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Australia offers help to Philippine troops in local fight against IS: FM

Australia'sForeignMinisterJulieBishoponTuesdayofferedforAustraliatotrain,adviseandassistPhilippinestroopsinthefightagainstIslamicState(IS)militantsinthesouthern

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Philippines' Duterte says police can kill 'idiots' who resist arrest

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertetoldpoliceonMondaytheycouldkill“idiots”whoviolentlyresistarrest,twodaysafterhundredsofpeopleturnedthefuneralofaslainteenagerint

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Philippine leader tells police to kill only if necessary in war on drugs

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteonThursdaybackedpoliceonthefrontlinesofawarondrugsthathesaidwouldnotcease,butwarnedofficerstheirdutywastoarrestsuspectsandkillo

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Philippines' Duterte says there could have been abuses in war on drugs

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteonMondaysaidtherecouldhavebeenabusesinhisgovernment'swarondrugsandorderedthepolicetotakecustodyofofficerswhowereinvolvedintheki

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Philippine drug war sees 'bloodiest night' of deaths

Philippinepolicehavekilled32peopleindrugraids,thoughttobethehighestdeathtollinasingledayinthecountry'swarondrugs.Theraidstookplaceover24hoursonTuesdayinBulacanp

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Philippines police kill 32 in bloodiest night of Duterte’s war on drugs

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Duterte: US, Australia have 'toned down' human rights criticism

TheUSandAustraliahave“considerablytoneddown”criticismofadrugwarinthePhilippinesinwhichthousandshavebeenkilled,accordingtothecountry’spresident,RodrigoDuterte.Du

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Tillerson to raise US human rights concerns in Philippines

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Philippines mayor accused by Duterte of drugs trade links shot dead

APhilippinemayoraccusedbyPresidentRodrigoDuterteofhavinglinkswiththeillegaldrugstradehasbeenshotdeadinapoliceraid.ReynaldoParojinog,mayorofthecityofOzamizonMind

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Philippine President Duterte vows for closer relations with China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged on Tuesday that his country is to build stronger bilateral relations with China.

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Philippines' Duterte unveils plan to beef up army, police

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that he will beef up the country's military and police force to meet "the future threats coming our way from within and outside the country."

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Philippine President Duterte vows not to visit the US

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterte,whoiswell-knownforhissharpwords,hasmadeanotheracidiccommenttowardstheUS,sayinghewillnevervisitthecountryduringhistermorafter.H

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Philippines' Duterte threatens to end peace talks after attack

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertethreatenedtoendpeacetalkswithcommunistrebelsonWednesday,hoursaftersuspectedguerrillaswoundedfourofhismilitarybodyguardsinanambu

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Philippine president asks Congress to keep martial law until end of year

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law in the southern island of Mindanao until the end of the year to crush rebels inspired by the Islamic State militant group, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Philippine president asks Congress to keep martial law until end of year

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertehasaskedCongresstoextendmartiallawinthesouthernislandofMindanaountiltheendoftheyeartocrushrebelsinspiredbytheIslamicStatemilita