Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran
Middle East
January 6, 2020
Asian countries brace to evacuate workers in Iraq, Iran
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the military to prepare to deploy its aircraft and ships “at…
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
World
December 11, 2018
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
MANILA (Reuters) – Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in…
Xi visits Philippines to cozy up to historical US ally
World
November 20, 2018
Xi visits Philippines to cozy up to historical US ally
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Philippines Tuesday for a key state visit to a long-time US ally,…
Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
World
March 15, 2018
Groups: Duterte can’t evade accountability by quitting court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and government officials can still face investigation by the International Criminal Court for thousands of killings…
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
World
February 6, 2018
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s Pacific coast and told the navy to…
Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire
World
September 8, 2017
Philippines’ Duterte says no peace talks without communists’ ceasefire
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ruled out a resumption of stalled peace talks with communist rebels if they do…
Philippines’ Duterte signs law granting free public college
World
August 4, 2017
Philippines’ Duterte signs law granting free public college
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law granting tuition-free education in all state universities, a Cabinet official said on…
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics
Middle East
April 12, 2017
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Tuesday with King Salman in Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of thousands of Filipinos work as…
Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war
World
February 24, 2017
Philippine police arrest De Lima, top critic of Duterte’s drug war
The highest-profile critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war was arrested Friday on charges she said were meant…
In Duterte’s war on drugs, local residents help draw up hit lists
World
October 7, 2016
In Duterte’s war on drugs, local residents help draw up hit lists
There are two versions of how Manila pedicab driver Neptali Celestino died. According to Philippines police, he shot at plainclothes officers…