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Will Political Strains Pull The China-Philippines Cozy Relationship Off Course?

10:12pm November 22, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

China's leader seeks to bring an old U.S. ally into his sphere. But the Philipine people are sceptical that China will deliver on its promise of billions of dollars in aid.

President Trump poses for a photo with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March 2018.

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Opinion: A President In Praise Of Strongmen And Dictators

8:12am October 20, 2018

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the praise that President Trump heaps on authoritarian leaders.

Jude Sabio displays the communication he submitted to the International Criminal Court. He says he felt it was his duty to bring President Duterte's war on drugs to the attention of prosecutors.

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Philippine Lawyer Faces Death Threats After Filing Case At The Hague Against Duterte

8:43am May 05, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

Jude Sabio filed an International Criminal Court case against President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity in the war on drugs. "I'm afraid that I'll be killed at any time," Sabio says.

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Tourists walk along a beach in Malay town, on the Philippine island Boracay, last week. President Duterte's decision to close Boracay has rocked the island. The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to keep travelers out and head off potent

As Philippines Shuts Down A Popular Tourist Island, Residents Fear For Their Future

6:59pm April 25, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

President Rodrigo Duterte called Boracay island a "cesspool." It draws 2 million visitors a year but isn't equipped to accommodate them. Residents agree there's a problem, but worry about losing jobs.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a statement in Manila in Nov. 2017. Duterte will withdraw the Philippines from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a statement released to reporte

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Duterte Pulls Philippines Out Of International Criminal Court

3:18pm March 14, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The move comes after the ICC opened an investigation into Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Withdrawing does not keep the country from facing charges of human rights abuse.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discouraged condom use while addressing Filipino workers returning home from Kuwait on Feb. 13 near Manila.

Philippines' Duterte Mocks Condom Use Amid Skyrocketing HIV Rates

3:48pm February 20, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"Don't use condoms because they don't feel good," President Rodrigo Duterte suggested. The country's HIV infection rate has risen dramatically within the last decade.

College students protest to defend press freedom in Manila on Wednesday, after the government cracked down on Rappler, an independent online news site.

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A 'Fraught Time' For Press Freedom In The Philippines

4:33pm January 17, 2018

by Sheila S. Coronel

President Duterte "does not like the press," writes Sheila S. Coronel, dean of academic affairs at Columbia University's journalism school. The Rappler news site is the government's latest target.

Military trucks drive past destroyed buildings and a mosque in what had been the center of fighting in Marawi on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Oct. 25, days after the military declared that the battle against ISIS-linked militants was over

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Martial Law Extended For Another Year In Southern Philippines

4:02pm December 13, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

The move to keep martial law in the Muslim-dominated south was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte. The decree is worrisome to many Filipinos who remember a deadly era of martial law in the 1970s.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte looks on during the 20th ASEAN China Summit in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017.

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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Sustains Support For Deadly War On Drugs

4:34pm November 13, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Despite international criticism and thousands of people killed, 7 to 8 out of 10 Filipinos continue to support President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, according to the latest polls.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of Ramadan at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on June 27.

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Philippine President Duterte's First Year In Office Is Marked By Bloody War On Drugs

9:39am June 30, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Some 7,000 alleged drug suspects have been killed so far in Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. And he's more popular than ever — except among the poor, where the drug war's effects are most keenly felt.