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Phillipines President Rodrigo Duterte says he does not want to sever ties with America, only weaken the foreign policy link that his country has obeyed for 70 years.

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A rally to protest against the presence of US troops in the Philippines turned violent on Wednesday (October 19) as a police van rammed into activists gathered outside the US embassy in…

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To mark 100 days in power President Roberto Duterte of the Philippines says he does not care about US and EU threats to cut aid, and that his country does not need the Americans any more.

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The leader, who backs vigilante death squads in his war on drugs, appeared to answer critics who call him a dictator by likening himself to the Nazi leader.

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A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight was isolated at Manila airport in the Phillipines on Tuesday morning, when a hijack alarm was accidentally pressed by the pilot.

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A self-proclaimed hit-man in the Philippines says he heard the country’s president order extra-judicial killings in the early ’90s.

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The Philippines says President Rodrigo Duterte regrets insulting Barack Obama.

06/09/2016

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Hardliner Duterte has warned the US president not to question him over a surge in drug-related killings since Duterte took office two months ago.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a ‘‘state of lawlessness’‘ in the Philippines after a bomb attack in his home city killed at least 14 people.

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Police in the Philippines are investigating the cause of an explosion in Davao City.

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An explosion has ripped through a market in the Philippines killing at least ten people and wounding dozens more.

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Police in the Philippines have turned to puppets in a bid to warn school children about the dangers of drug use.

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The Philippine president has threatened to quit the United Nations after it urged him to stop killing suspected criminals.

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Wading into the South China Sea dispute, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he backs the resumptions of talks between China and the Philippines over the disputed region, as he met with his Fil

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