Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has abandoned plans to run for vice president next year. The Philippine constitution imposes a limit of one term in the presidency. But earlier this month, Duterte accepted his party's nomination to run for the vice presidency. That was met by...
MANILA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has refused the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden to attend the summit between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next month. In a taped meeting with some members of the Cabinet aired...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a Senate inquiry Monday that he had maintained a “death squad” of criminals to kill other criminals when he was mayor of a southern Philippine city. Duterte, however, denied authorizing police to gun...
20 (Xinhua) -- At a gathering of Filipino-Chinese businessmen Monday night, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the Chinese community in the Philippines for their generosity in helping the country's poor. Duterte also thanked the Filipino-Chinese businessmen for their assistance and support ...
Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, who embarked on an ice-breaking trip to China yesterday, said he agrees with Beijing’s call for peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue. Duterte, who took office in Jul...
MANILA, Philippines- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Sunday afterhis remarks drawing comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Hitlerand the Holocaust sparked shock and outrage. The tough-talking Duterte said his apology was intended only for the Jewish community...
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MANILA, Philippines-- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s popularity has soared during his first three months in office, an independent survey showed Thursday, in an apparent endorsement by Filipinos of his brutal crime crackdown. The unprecedented purge has left more than 3,000 people dead and...
PresidentRodrigo Duterteof thePhilippineshas a bit of a reputation. The global community has come to know thePhilippine's 16th presidentas a man of contentious quips and often offensive quotes. But while Duterte has been the inspiration forprotest marchesagainst the death penalty a...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has noted the safety of vaccines development by China's biopharmaceutical companies, defending his government's decision to buy Chinese vaccines. Duterte said in a late-night televised national address on Monday that China's vaccines, including those from Sinovac and...