Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the annual state of the nation address at the House of Representatives in Manila on 26 July, 2021. (AFP Photo) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will run for vice president in next year's elections, his party said Tuesday, after months of sp...
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Sixteen months into Philippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte'spresidency, citizens are gradually turning against the controversial leader amid fatigue witha drug war that has killed thousandsand distracted the administration from other reforms. An Oct. 8 survey by the country's top pollster, Social Weather ...
Philippines' Registration for President Closes Without Duterte's Daughter More Reuters Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa answers questions from the media after filing his certificate of candidacy for president, for the 2022 national election, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines,...
Ex-Philippine President Duterte to run as mayor despite his drug killings legacy Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drug crackdown that the International Criminal...
Finally, well into last night, Roddy Duterte, the maverick Davao mayor and front-runner who's looks likely to become the next president of the Philippines, when the country votes on Monday. The standout theme in what all of them said today, was Mindanao, the second-largest and so...
Jay Batongbacal, a South China Sea expert at the University of the Philippines, said President Rodrigo Duterte's "friendship policy" to move away from Washington and align more closely with China was to blame for the incursions. "Whatever opportunities there were for us to s...
Chen told the Global Times that after Philippine president Duterte took office in 2016, China and the Philippines reached an agreement on managing the dispute over Ren’ai Jiao. From then until 2022, the Philippines generally complied with the agreement, and the situation at Ren’ai Jiao ...
New Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte campaigned hard on a no-nonsense approach to crime – and now the full impact of what exactly this means for those on the streets is emerging.
Biden hosted Marcos at the White House last year,showing his intent to reestablish strong ties with Manila that had frayed under former President Rodrigo Duterte, who sought closer relations with China. “We’re going to continue to support the Philippines military’s modernization goals,” Biden...