Rodrigo Duterte

Philippines: Duterte says Donald Trump praised his war on drugs

Philippines' Duterte says 'can be 50 times more brutal than terrorists,' threatens to eat them with vinegar and salt

Calling the extremists "animals," Duterte ordered the troops to kill fleeing Muslim terrorists who were behind the foiled bombing plot in Bohol.

Apr 24, 2017

Philippine youth theatre group perform musical against President Dutertes war on drugs

Over 8,000 drug addicts and dealers have been killed since Duterte took office in June 2016.

Apr 2, 2017

Philippines: Duterte says Donald Trump praised his war on drugs

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday (19 March) that Donald Trump had praised his bloody war on drugs soon after he was elected as president. The firebrand leader added that he is ready to work with the Trump administration and promised Washington he would ‘give all’ cooperation to the US, apart from forming a military alliance.

Mar 20, 2017

Philippines to ban smoking in public places

President Duterte says Philippines can't stop China's actions in disputed South China Sea

Duterte made the statement responding to reports of Beijing's plan to construct an environmental monitoring station in a shoal off northwestern Philippines.

Mar 19, 2017

Philippines: Duterte says God warned him off swearing

Philippines President Duterte orders AMLC to probe his wealth, vows to resign if allegations of bank deposits proven

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was responding to the allegations made by Senator Antonio Trillanes that he had multiple bank accounts with total deposits worth 2 billion pesos.

Feb 18, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: I will declare martial law if I want to. Nobody can stop me

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on 15 January that he will declare martial law if the drug problem worsens. Duterte has led a brutal war on drugs since he took office, with an estimated 6,000 people being killed in the anti-drug campaign in police operations and unexplained killings by suspected vigilantes. The Philippines endured a decade of martial law from the early 1970s, and memories of campaigns to restore democracy and protect human rights are fresh in the minds of many people.

Jan 16, 2017

Most US envoys are spies working for CIA, says Philippines President Duterte

The remark seems to be aimed towards Philip Goldberg, the former US ambassador to the Philippines.

Dec 30, 2016

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte backtracks on statement about throwing people off helicopters, says he was joking

Duterte had also admitted to killing people during his tenure as the mayor of Davao city.

Dec 30, 2016

Philippines coup plot: US embassy refutes allegation that its diplomat plotted to oust President Duterte

An article published in the Manila Times had alleged that Philip Goldberg had left behind a "blueprint to undermine Duterte".

Dec 28, 2016

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologises for likening himself to Hitler but denies he said anything wrong

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed people in drug war

Duterte confessed to the killings in a speech on Monday while discussing his infamous anti-drug campaign in the nation.

Dec 14, 2016

Philippines President Duterte says Donald Trump supports his violent campaign against drugs

After the phone call on Friday, the Filipino leader said that Trump was "quite sensitive to our worry about drugs."

Dec 3, 2016

Philippines: Family secretly buries dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Cemetery of Heroes

The secret burial has evoked criticism in Philippines, as people recall Marcos' brutal use of force during the period of martial law.

Nov 18, 2016

Philippines' Duterte threatens to withdraw from 'useless' International Criminal Court

Duterte has repeatedly denounced Western countries that have criticised his war on drugs in the country.

Nov 17, 2016

Philippines: Duterte says God warned him off swearing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to stop swearing, saying that god threatened to bring his plane down during a flight from Japan if he did not. The controversial former mayor has told Obama to go to hell, called UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a devil and said f**k you twice to the European Union, while raising his middle finger.

Oct 28, 2016

'Do not make us your dogs,' Phillippines President Duterte tells US

Duterte has been embroiled in controversies ever since he took over the Philippines' presidentship in June.

Oct 25, 2016

Morning Brief: 70 Nobel laureates endorse Clinton, 35 killed in bus accident in J&K, new Meizu budget smartphone release date and more

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Oct 21, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces his separation from US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared that the United States has lost and that he had realigned with China and Russia, saying it was them against the world. Duterte made the comments in China, where he is visiting business people to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance.

Oct 20, 2016

'Time to say goodbye to US', says Philippines President Duterte during China visit

Duterte is in China to mend the souring relationship between the two countries over the South China Sea.

Oct 20, 2016

Smoking in public in Philippines could see you in prison for four months

Nearly a third of Philippines' adult population smokes, according to a 2014 report by Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance.

Oct 13, 2016

Philippines releases drug campaign advert

The video comes amid a highly controversial crackdown on drug addicts by the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte said he would be “happy to slaughter” the three million drug addicts in the country, a remark for which he later apologised. More than 3,100 people have been killed in police operations and vigilante attacks during Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown.

Oct 5, 2016

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