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Philippine forces face ferocious IS fighters: Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the Philippine forces are now facing a formidable and ferocious Islamist militants who are out to kill "all nonbelievers."

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Philippine lawmakers ask top court to nullify martial law

Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to review and nullify President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the southern third of the country.

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Philippine lawmakers ask top court to nullify martial law

PhilippineoppositionlawmakerspetitionedtheSupremeCourtonMondaytoreviewandnullifyPresidentRodrigoDuterte’simpositionofmartiallawinthesouthernthirdofthecountry.Th

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Philippines' Duterte under fire for second rape joke

ThepresidentofthePhilippineshascomeunderfireforjokingaboutrapeinaspeechtosoldiers.Whilespeakingatamilitarycampafterimposingmartiallawacrossthesouthofthecountry,

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APD Review | How and why Mindanao Island became the hell of Philippines

ByAPDwriterWangPeng“Idon'twantwarinMindanaodespiteattacks.”--PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteafterhistriumphofcampaignJusthalfayearlater,Duterte’s“prophecy”has

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Duterte asks Putin for 'soft loan' for arms

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertemetwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutinonTuesdayandaskedhimtosupplyweaponsforthePhilippinestofightterrorism.Inscenesfilmedbymedia,

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Duterte leaves for Russia to explore Philippines-Russia cooperation

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte left for Russia on Monday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to chart the future of Philippine-Russian relations.

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Philippines rejects European grants: EU

ThePhilippineswillnolongeracceptgrantsfromtheEuropeanUnion,theEUdelegationtoManilasaidThursday,followingrepeatedtiradesfromPresidentRodrigoDuterteoveritscritici

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Philippines rejects European grants

The Philippines will no longer accept grants from the European Union, the EU delegation to Manila said Thursday, following repeated tirades from President Rodrigo Duterte over its criticism of his deadly drug war.

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Philippine commission confirms Cayetano as foreign secretary

ThePhilippineCommissiononAppointmentsconfirmedonWednesdaytheappointmentofSenatorAlanPeterCayetanoassecretaryofforeignaffairs.Thecommission'sswiftconfirmationofC

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“China has the money and wants to share it,” Duterte says

Manila,May16(APD)–PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertesaidonethingisclearwiththerecently-launchedBeltandRoadForum,thatChinahasthefinancialresourcesandwantstosharei

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Philippines President Duterte to visit Cambodia, Hong Kong and Beijing

MANILA, May 9 (APD) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will leave for Cambodia on Wednesday, May 10 to participate in the upcoming World Economic Forum until Thursday, May 11,2017, beginning his foreign travel to Hong Kong and Beijing for the “One Belt, One Road Forum.”

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Philippines' Duterte keeps 'excellent' trust rating in survey

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte kept his "excellent" trust rating for a fourth consecutive quarter in an opinion poll, with four-fifths of Filipino's giving him the highest score in a survey that focuses on personality rather than policy.

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Duterte and Xi talks about regional developments

MANILA, May 3 (APD)--The Department of Foreign Affairs disclosed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged views about regional developments and how some concerns can be addressed.

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Philippines slams US drama series for depicting president making sexual advance toward secretary of state

Manila on Tuesday “strongly protested” an American television drama for showing a fictional Philippine president making a sexual advance on the US secretary of state.

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Former policeman claims President Rodrigo Duterte orchestrated 200 killings while mayor of Davao

A retired Philippine officer on Monday linked President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was a mayor, and his men to more than 200 killings, including of foreign drug suspects, that the officer and other members of a so-called death squad allegedly carried out.

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Hanging, firing squad or injection: Philippines takes big step towards bringing back death penalty for drug crimes

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing the plans as “inhumane”.