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Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines’ president Thursday — and quickly launched a foul-mouthed vow to wipe out drug traffickers...
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Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte takes office as Philippine president Thursday, promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime as the chief focus of...
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Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at “stupid” human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised...
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Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines expressed alarm Monday at a sharp rise in police killings of suspected criminals since the election of a...
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Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte does not endorse extrajudicial killings, his spokesman said Saturday after scathing criticism from the UN chief over his plans for...
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UN rights experts on Monday urged the Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte to stop instigating deadly violence, especially against journalists, slamming his comments as dangerously...
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The Philippines’ president elect Rodrigo Duterte urged the public to join his anti-crime crackdown, offering people huge bounties for killing drug dealers. His announcement...
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The Philippine city of Davao was in party mode on Saturday to celebrate the election of its most famous son, Rodrigo Duterte, as the...
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A Philippine politician said he had given more than $3,000 to police officers for killing drug traffickers, the first such rewards since president-elect Rodrigo...
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Controversial Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte has launched a profanity-laced tirade against the United Nations while criticising it for being too weak to fix problems...