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Philippines’ Duterte threatens martial law-like virus crackdown
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a virus lockdown in the nation's capital.
Duterte spoke a day...
Filipinos criticise Duterte for slow response to Wuhan coronavirus
Manila – Many anxious Filipinos are questioning their President's sense of urgency in addressing the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation in the country. It took...
Singapore president meets Philippine’s Duterte for a 5-day visit
Singapore President Halimah Yacob will meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a five-day state visit which commences today (Sept 9).
The two Asian leaders...
Amidst vote-buying and violence, here’s what’s really at stake in today’s midterm elections in...
Manila — Half of the seats in the Phillipines' Senate are at the crux of today's general election as over 61 million registered voters...
Philippine government accuses journalists and lawyers of plotting to oust President Rodrigo Duterte
Manila—In a press conference in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, April 22, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte accused journalists of propagating fake news for...
Philippines’ Duterte warns China to back off disputed island
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Beijing to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible military action...
Philippine jounalist and Duterte critic Maria Ressa arrested again
Manila, Philippines—Maria Ressa, the executive editor of Rappler, an online news portal in the Philippines, and a known critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, was...
Philippine priests get death threats for being critical of ‘war on drugs’ killings
At least three prominent Philippine Catholic church leaders said that several clergymen who were critical of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs have been...
Philippine’s ‘anti-narcotics campaign’ should never be duplicated by any nation – UN chief
The violent and bloody approach of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to eliminate the drug problem in the Philippines should never be replicated by other...