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He Defied His President's Drug War. Now He Is Helping Choose The Next Pope
Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, known for speaking out against former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, is now one of the electors choosing the next Pope.
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US Announces Sex-Trafficking Charges Against Philippines President Ally
US prosecutors on Thursday announced sex-trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of a Philippines-based church who is a friend and adviser to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippines President Kisses 5 Filipino Women At Public Event In Japan
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte kissed five Filipino women on stage during a speech in Japan's Tokyo, in front of his longtime partner, and said beautiful women helped him "get cured" from being "gay".
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She Enjoyed The Moment, Says Official Amid Outrage Over Duterte's Kiss
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women are offended and sign a petition calling for him to step down.
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Philippines President Duterte Kisses Woman On Lips, Stirs Controversy
A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman's lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on Monday, as feminists denounced what they called his "perverted way" of taunting his female critics.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Croons To 'You Are The Light' At Donald Trump's Request
President Rodrigo Duterte crooned a hit Filipino love song at a dinner in Manila for leaders from across Asia, explaining later that it was "on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump".
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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More Blood But No Victory As Philippine Drug War Marks Its First Year
Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.
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Russia Flags War Games With US Ally Philippines
The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot from the United States.
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Nude Students, Filipino Activists Protest Dictator Ferdinand Marcos' Burial
Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, protested against the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, in a growing political storm that's lashing the president who allowed the entombment.
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He Defied His President's Drug War. Now He Is Helping Choose The Next Pope
Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, known for speaking out against former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, is now one of the electors choosing the next Pope.
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US Announces Sex-Trafficking Charges Against Philippines President Ally
US prosecutors on Thursday announced sex-trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of a Philippines-based church who is a friend and adviser to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippines President Kisses 5 Filipino Women At Public Event In Japan
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte kissed five Filipino women on stage during a speech in Japan's Tokyo, in front of his longtime partner, and said beautiful women helped him "get cured" from being "gay".
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She Enjoyed The Moment, Says Official Amid Outrage Over Duterte's Kiss
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women are offended and sign a petition calling for him to step down.
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Philippines President Duterte Kisses Woman On Lips, Stirs Controversy
A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman's lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on Monday, as feminists denounced what they called his "perverted way" of taunting his female critics.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Croons To 'You Are The Light' At Donald Trump's Request
President Rodrigo Duterte crooned a hit Filipino love song at a dinner in Manila for leaders from across Asia, explaining later that it was "on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump".
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Rides High After 'Rough' First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on a promised "rough ride" of drug war killings and foreign policy U-turns.Duterte has been heavily criticised for his unprecedented crackdown on drugs, which has claimed thousands of lives, and he marks 12 months in office endur...
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More Blood But No Victory As Philippine Drug War Marks Its First Year
Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.
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Russia Flags War Games With US Ally Philippines
The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's pivot from the United States.
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Nude Students, Filipino Activists Protest Dictator Ferdinand Marcos' Burial
Thousands of Filipinos, including more than a dozen nude students, protested against the hasty burial of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, in a growing political storm that's lashing the president who allowed the entombment.
