China has offered to provide $14 million worth of small arms and fast boats to the Philippines for free, aiding President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and fighting terrorism, Manila’s defence minister said on Tuesday.
The United Nations human rights commission has urged the Philippines to launch a murder investigations into President Rodrigo Duterte claims he killed three people as mayor of Davao City and all killings in his war on drugs.
Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups on Monday condemned as "barbaric" President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to restore the death penalty and execute "five or six" criminals daily.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.
An apparent admission by the president of the Philippines that he had killed criminal suspects when he was mayor of Davao should not be "taken literally", his spokesman has said.
Controversial leader – who has endorsed extrajudicial executions of drug offenders – says he killed to show police officers ‘if I can do it, why can’t you?’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte frequently makes controversial comments that he or his aides later seek to clarify or quash completely.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday (Dec 13) that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after winning the presidency at 71, he had found out late in the day that "I don't need it at my age".
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's allies in Congress on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an outspoken critic of a surge of extrajudicial killings unleashed by the president's campaign against drugs.
Duterte shared details of conversation with Trump, claiming the mogul used curse words in describing border security
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called "bullshit" Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in a bloody crackdown on drugs.
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Sunday that they are not aware China and the Philippines are talking about a second visit to China by President Rodrigo Duterte as was reported by Philippine media. But there is a clear rationale for the two countries to come closer amid the possibilities rendered by US President-elect Donald Trump, according to analysts.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was taking steps to open up the economy to new players and foreign investors, including in power, energy and telecoms, to share its wealth and limit graft and protectionism.
Duterte has alleged Senator Leila de Lima collected money from drug lords through her bodyguard, who was also her lover, to fund her senatorial campaign
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to issue a formal order declaring a sprawling lagoon in a disputed South China Sea shoal a maritime sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing, officials said in a statement Monday.
A restructuring of geopolitical allegiances looks increasingly likely as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continues to express disillusionment with Western values
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has a reputation for salty language. But at a state dinner in Malaysia on Friday, the leader — who once called President Obama a “son of a whore” — displayed a penchant for sappy melodies and dulcet tones.
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