Rodrigo Duterte – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

‘Don’t touch the vaccines’: Duterte warns communists & customs agents to keep their hands off Covid-19 jabs during transit

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has warned communist rebels and his government’s own customs agents not to delay transport and delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to isolated areas of the country. … Read More >‘Don’t touch the vaccines’: Duterte warns communists & customs agents to keep their hands off Covid-19 jabs during transit

Philippines’ Duterte tells kids to stay home and watch TV, prolonging ban on children leaving the house amid Covid fears

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The president has extended a ban on youngsters leaving the home that was due to end in February, after the more contagious British strain of Covid-19 was found in the Philippines, including in test results from three children. … Read More >Philippines’ Duterte tells kids to stay home and watch TV, prolonging ban on children leaving the house amid Covid fears

Philippines’ Duterte offers resignation if bribe smear proven – but threatens to KILL anyone making false allegations

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020By Editor

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made the bold offer to resign if anyone can prove he accepted bribes while in office, but caveated his proposal by threatening to kill anyone guilty of concocting a story. … Read More >Philippines’ Duterte offers resignation if bribe smear proven – but threatens to KILL anyone making false allegations

Philippines’ Duterte in hot water after cracking sex jokes during govt typhoon briefing

Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020By Editor

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been accused of objectifying women during a meeting about a destructive typhoon ripping through the country. A government spokesman said Duterte was just trying to lighten the mood. … Read More >Philippines’ Duterte in hot water after cracking sex jokes during govt typhoon briefing

Philippines again suspends plans to order US troops out of the country

Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020By Editor

The Philippines has once again suspended its decision to end its longstanding military pact with the United States and get all American troops out of the country. … Read More >Philippines again suspends plans to order US troops out of the country

‘Hold me responsible’ for drug war killings – Philippines leader Duterte

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he takes responsibility for the thousands of killings by police in his anti-drug crackdown, claiming he was ready to go to jail if it served his country. … Read More >‘Hold me responsible’ for drug war killings – Philippines leader Duterte

Duterte Doubts ‘Allowing Facebook to Continue’ in Philippines After Social Giant Removes Accounts

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Editor

Last week, Facebook removed what it described as a Philippine network of fake accounts after its operators allegedly used “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” to mislead users. … Read More >Duterte Doubts ‘Allowing Facebook to Continue’ in Philippines After Social Giant Removes Accounts

Western pharma is ‘all about profit’: Philippines’ Duterte vows to solely procure coronavirus vaccines from Russia & China

Posted on September 16, 2020September 16, 2020By Editor

The Philippines’ president has promised to “kick the a**” of Western pharma giants if they try to negotiate supplying Covid-19 vaccines to Manila, adding that the country will procure such formulas only from Russia and China. … Read More >Western pharma is ‘all about profit’: Philippines’ Duterte vows to solely procure coronavirus vaccines from Russia & China

‘We are not a vassal state’: Philippines’s Duterte won’t stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms

Posted on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020By Editor

The Philippines will not be cowed by a US blacklist on Chinese companies and will continue doing business with the sanctioned firms, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said, insisting Manila will not bow to a foreign power. … Read More >‘We are not a vassal state’: Philippines’s Duterte won’t stop infrastructure projects with US-sanctioned Chinese firms

Philippine President Duterte Ready to be First to Test Russian COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020By Editor

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has praised a COVID-19 vaccine under development by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), stressing that he is ready to be the first subject of the trials in his own country. … Read More >Philippine President Duterte Ready to be First to Test Russian COVID-19 Vaccine