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Philippines’ Duterte vows to punish local officials unless Covid-19 vaccine rollout improves

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to punish government officials if they fail to meet targets for the country’s Covid vaccine rollout. Only a little over a third of the population is fully inoculated at present. … Read More >Philippines’ Duterte vows to punish local officials unless Covid-19 vaccine rollout improves

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Philippines announces probe into thousands of killings during Duterte’s war on drugs as initial review suggests abuses took place

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The Philippines justice ministry has said it will investigate thousands of deaths which occurred during President Rodrigo Duterte’s heavy-handed war on drugs after it published details of 52 reviewed cases. … Read More >Philippines announces probe into thousands of killings during Duterte’s war on drugs as initial review suggests abuses took place

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‘Retiring’ Duterte seems to confirm daughter’s run for Philippines presidency – if she can be convinced to join ticket

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The daughter of Rodrigo Duterte may seek to succeed her father as the Phillipines president instead of pursuing reelection as mayor, the controversial leader implied shortly after announcing his plans to retire from politics. … Read More >‘Retiring’ Duterte seems to confirm daughter’s run for Philippines presidency – if she can be convinced to join ticket

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Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms

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President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to run for vice president of the Philippines next year, one of the country’s main parties has said. Under the constitution, Duterte is barred from seeking a second term in his current office. … Read More >Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms

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Duterte won’t scrap military pact with US despite prior threats, Philippines defense minister says during Pentagon chief’s visit

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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to retain a long-standing deal to keep US forces in the country after repeatedly vowing to end it, his defense minister said after meeting with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin. … Read More >Duterte won’t scrap military pact with US despite prior threats, Philippines defense minister says during Pentagon chief’s visit

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‘We do not need foreigners to investigate killings’: Philippines leader Duterte won’t cooperate with ICC killings probe

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President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman says the Philippines won’t cooperate with a planned International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the thousands of deaths that took place during Duterte’s war on drugs. … Read More >‘We do not need foreigners to investigate killings’: Philippines leader Duterte won’t cooperate with ICC killings probe

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ICC chief prosecutor requests ‘crime against humanity’ probe into Philippines drug war killings

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor has asked judges to investigate the killings of thousands of people in the Philippines as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs.” … Read More >ICC chief prosecutor requests ‘crime against humanity’ probe into Philippines drug war killings