President Rodrigo Duterte

May Day 2019: Workers demand higher wages, rights, respect
World

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

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

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

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The Philippines said on Tuesday it has withdrawn an application for a second grant from a US aid agency after…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
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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

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

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

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…
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