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Duterte rebuffs Trump over defence treaty

11 Feb 2020

Manolo B. Jara, Correspondent President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte revealed he rejected an attempt of US President Trump and other officials to “save” a defense agreement that allows Filipino and...

Send notice to US ending defence treaty: Duterte

08 Feb 2020

Manolo B. Jara, Correspondent President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte ordered the country’s top diplomat to send a formal notice to the US aimed at ending a defence agreement that allows,...

ICC firm in probe on Duterte’s war on drugs

07 Dec 2019

Manolo B. Jara The UN International Criminal Court (ICC) is determined to pursue its investigation of the alleged crimes against humanity filed against President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte over the...

Philippines’ Duterte warms to idea of banning plastics

07 Nov 2019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed banning plastic, his spokesman said on Thursday, which could provide the impetus needed for the Congress of one of the world’s top plastic...

Philippines VP accepts Duterte’s offer of drugs war post

06 Nov 2019

The vice president of the Philippines on Wednesday accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a lead role in his brutal war on drugs, even though she expected to face...

Duterte admits difficulty in picking top cop

02 Nov 2019

Manolo B. Jara President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte admitted he was having difficulty in choosing a new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) as he revealed he could have...

Duterte urged to declare soaring teen pregnancies an 'emergency'

26 Oct 2019

Manolo B. Jara, Correspondent Birth control advocates raised the red flag and urged President Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte to declare the soaring number of teenage pregnancies a "national emergency,"...

Time for President Duterte to halt failed drug war, says Philippine VP

23 Oct 2019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should allow the United Nations to investigate his war on drugs, and abandon a deadly campaign that has been failure and a dent on the...

Duterte under heavy fire for jet purchase

09 Oct 2019

Manolo B. Jara President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte is under heavy fire from militant groups and Filipino commuters who are experiencing hardships due to what they called a worsening “transport...

Violence and fear negate democracy

29 Sep 2019

Maria Ressa, Tribune News Service What is happening to the Philippines is a warning to democracies around the world. More than three years ago, lies laced with anger and...

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