Rodrigo Duterte
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‘We have to show courage’: the Philippines mothers taking Duterte and his ‘war on drugs’ to court
Up to 30,000 are believed to have died since the president urged police to start killing drug users – now thei…
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‘I’m quitting politics’, says Rodrigo Duterte – for a second time
Fears that controversial leader is lining up his daughter as his successorPhilippine president Rodrigo Duterte…
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‘It is a circus’: Philippines election season gets under way
Frontrunners to succeed president Rodrigo Duterte in May vote include his daughter and Ferdinand Marcos’s son,…
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippines president
Popular senator pursues anti-corruption crusade, threatening jail for dishonest officialsThe boxer Manny Pacqu…
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Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential raceIt was a decade ago, before her…
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ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’
‘Reasonable basis’ to believe crime against humanity committed in Philippines crackdown, say judgesThe interna…
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Crisis in Philippines as millions of children face second year of remote schooling
Frustration mounts as Rodrigo Duterte rejects a pilot reopening of schools for fear children could pass corona…
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Philippines’ Duterte agrees to run as vice-president in 2022
President’s ‘sacrifice’ paves way for leader to stay in power beyond June next yearThe Philippine president, R…
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‘Get vaccinated or I will have you jailed’: Duterte – video
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated again…
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Philippines president Duterte: ‘You choose, Covid vaccine or I will have you jailed’
President says he is ‘exasperated’ by reports of vaccine hesitancy in the capital amid slow rolloutSee all our…
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ICC prosecutor seeks investigation into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ killings
Police are accused of unlawfully killing thousands of civilians between 2016 and 2019 during drug crackdownThe…
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Facebook and fear in Manila: Maria Ressa’s fight for facts
Ex-CNN reporter and founder of the news site Rappler on life under the relentless social media assault of the …
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Philippines: mother and son murder by police officer ignites calls for change
Incident intensifies criticism of President Duterte, accused of allowing police to act with impunityThe brazen…
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Journalist killed in Philippines in second attempt on his life
Virgilio Maganes shot outside his home in what NUJP says is 18th such killing under DuterteA Filipino journali…
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‘I’m the one’: Philippines president takes responsibility for drug killings
In televised address, Rodrigo Duterte says he would ‘gladly’ go to jail over drugs killings carried out during…