President Rodrigo Duterte
May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
World
May 2, 2019
May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
BERLIN (AP) — Higher salaries, better working conditions, maternity leave, minimum wage and an end to discrimination against temporary or…
Philippines’ Duterte offers troops to Jordan to fight militants
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Philippines’ Duterte offers troops to Jordan to fight militants
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to send troops to Jordan to help combat Islamist militants,…
Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution
World
February 1, 2018
Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution
President Rodrigo Duterte is determined to carry out his campaign promise to amend the constitution and turn the Philippines into a federal state. The shift…
Philippines withdraws bid for US grant, says unrelated to rights
World
December 19, 2017
Philippines withdraws bid for US grant, says unrelated to rights
The Philippines said on Tuesday it has withdrawn an application for a second grant from a US aid agency after…
Philippines’ Duterte, in about-face, says he supports same-sex unions
World
December 17, 2017
Philippines’ Duterte, in about-face, says he supports same-sex unions
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed his support for same-sex unions, after previously declaring his opposition to gay marriage,…
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines
World
July 23, 2017
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines
Two months after Islamist militants launched an assault on one of the biggest southern cities in the Philippines, the fighting…
Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege
World
July 22, 2017
Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege
The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the president’s appeal for martial law in the south to be extended to…
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
World
June 28, 2017
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
The decapitated bodies of five civilians have been found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels, the military said…