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Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in 2016 and has boasted of killings he claims to have committed personally, has sidelined many of his top domestic critics. (Photo: File)

Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort

Muslims in the southern Philippines voted on Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region.

21 Jan 2019 10:21 AM GMT

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants to send 'garbage' back to...

Duterte has moved to have truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines...

23 May 2019 4:38 AM GMT

Duterte who came into power after vouching to kill all of the countrys drug users and peddlers has been doing just that. (Photo: File)

'Used to be gay, beautiful women cured me': Philippine President...

Duterte went on to say that he was 'cured' after meeting current partner Honeylet Avancena.

3 Jun 2019 6:52 AM GMT

Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in 2016 and has boasted of killings he claims to have committed personally, has sidelined many of his top domestic critics. (Photo: File)

UN rights chief says Philippines prez needs psychiatric evaluation'

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and other UN rights officials have focused significant attention on Duterte's controversial drug...

9 March 2018 12:09 PM GMT

In a statement, the air force said H-6K bombers and Su-30 and Su-35 fighters, among other aircraft, carried out combat patrols over the South China Sea and exercises in the Western Pacific. (Photo: AFP/ Representational)

China Air Force lands bombers on South China Sea island

Philippine opposition lawmakers condemned China's militarization of the South China Sea.

20 May 2018 12:55 PM GMT

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Philippines' Prez apologises for cursing Obama, calls Trump 'good...

Duterte said his nation's relationship with US has since improved under Trump, who he described as 'good friend' who...

3 Sep 2018 7:57 AM GMT

China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. (Photo: Representational Image)

US, Australia, Japan slam Chinese island-building in South China Sea

The three countries oppose Beijing for building giant artificial islands that could be used as military bases.

7 Aug 2017 9:51 AM GMT

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP)

Philippine President Duterte's bodyguards attacked in ambush: military

Military said a bomb hit the soldiers' convoy as it drove to a region where an armed group, which had pledged allegiance...

29 Nov 2016 9:29 AM GMT

Abu Sayyaf gunmen displaying their weapons in the jungles of the Philippines. (Photo: AFP)

Philippine: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen abducted 4 workers in school

About 20 militants barged into a grade school compound in Sulu province's Patikul town shortly after midnight Saturday.

16 July 2017 6:43 AM GMT

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China on mind, Duterte could turn down Donald

Duterte expressed concerns about not being able to fit in a visit to Mr Trump even though no firm date has yet been...

1 May 2017 11:52 PM GMT

Rodrigo Duterte has said he is on the right track regarding human rights and has never instructed security forces to kill suspects who were not resisting arrest. (Photo: AP)

Despite human rights criticism, White House defends Trump invitation...

A Trump administration official insisted, however, that the invitation was not a reward to Duterte or an endorsement of...

1 May 2017 4:01 AM GMT

People march in Chicago on Saturday during the 100 Days of Failure protest against US President Donald Trumps environmental policies. (Photo: AP)

Trump: Many battle lie ahead, but first 100 days productive'

Some of Trump's animosity stemmed from the US media evaluating his 100-day record as meager and mixed.

30 April 2017 11:30 PM GMT