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The Philippines' presidential election heats up with boxer Manny Pacquiao and the former dictator's son among 5 surprising candidates duking it out for control
As President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year term comes to an end, here are five front-runners who have …
Matthew Loh
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Boxer Manny Pacquiao is running for president in the Philippines
Pacquaio, 42, is a senator in the Philippines. He accepted his party's nomination to run for presid…
Cheryl Teh
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The Philippine president told unvaccinated people 'for all I care, you can die any time' as he continues his brutal threats against vaccine deniers
Rodrigo Duterte also said the police would send unvaccinated people back to their homes if they ste…
Sinéad Baker
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Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Defense Sec. Austin for masking up in the Philippines, where masks are required and COVID-19 is surging
Rubio, whose home state of Florida is also facing a COVID-19 surge, accused Lloyd Austin of "embarr…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The Philippines' president offered Olympic sensation Hidilyn Diaz another free house and an extra $42,000
Hidilyn Diaz had already been offered $660,000 and two houses by the government and local businessp…
Sam Cooper
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Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning
Hidilyn Diaz became the first gold medalist for the Philippines on Monday, but she was linked to a …
Jackson Thompson
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Manny Pacquiao and President Duterte, once political buddies, are suddenly throwing punches at each other. What happened?
Duterte and Pacquiao's exchange is seen as the breakdown of a once strong political friendship that…
Matthew Loh
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Take the Covid-19 vaccine or get put in jail, threatens Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest those who refuse Covid-19 vaccines, as the natio…
Matthew Loh
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Philippines' police have arrested 76,000 people for breaching lockdown as Duterte wages war on COVID-19 just like his war on drugs
Political science professor Aries Arugay told the Washington Post Duterte's government was a "one-t…
James Pasley
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Duterte says the Philippines won't fully reopen its economy, as a full reopen could put the country in 'deep s---'
In a televised broadcast Duterte said: We cannot afford really a total epidemic or pandemonium. We …
James Pasley
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pardoned a US Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman
Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted in 2015 in the 2014 murder of Jennifer Laude, a transgender wo…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Cambridge Analytica's parent company claimed it invented the tough guy image that got Rodrigo Duterte elected
Duterte certainly amped up his tough rhetoric with the implementation of a bloody "war on drugs" sh…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Philippine's Rodrigo Duterte slammed the EU-backed international criminal court as a bunch of 'white idiots'
Speaking at the Philippine Military Academy, Duterte said that the Rome Statute, which established …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Rodrigo Duterte is again flirting with a dangerous change to the rule of law in the Philippines
He also said he was considering just appointing leaders to 42,000 barangays, the Philippines' small…
Christopher Woody
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte personally ordered the investigation of a 71-year-old nun for being an 'undesirable foreigner'
Duterte said he ordered the investigation into "disorderly conduct" by the 71-year-old nun. Sister …
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Philippines' controversial President Rodrigo Duterte changed his mind on same-sex marriage - for the third time
The Philippines is a largely conservative society thanks in part to Spanish colonialism which creat…
Tara Francis Chan
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he has cousins fighting for ISIS
A bomb blast at a night market in Davao City killed at least 14 people and injured more than 60 in …
Paul Szoldra
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Filipinos trust Rodrigo Duterte - even if they don't like many of his policies
Duterte also inherited a strong economy that looks set for continued growth, hitting nearly 7% in e…
Christopher Woody
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'You are the light': Watch controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte serenade Trump with a love song
While hosting a gala dinner, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte sang a duet with singer Pilita C…
Noah Friedman
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Rodrigo Duterte's martial-law declaration appears to fulfill some of his previous ominous declarations
Marcos was elected in 1965 and declared martial law in 1972. He held on to power until 1986, when h…