Tag: Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines’ Duterte approves advance payment for COVID-19 vaccine
Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, who has previously slammed manufacturers for asking for fees to reserve vaccines, has approved advance payment…
President Duterte to military: Prepare to evacuate Filipinos in Iran
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday directed the military to prepare to evacuate thousands of Filipinos in Iran and Iraq…
Duterte bans 2 U.S senators from Philippines
Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has banned two U.S senators from entering the country, and threatened to require all U.S citizens…
Philippines withdraws top diplomats from Canada
The Philippines is withdrawing top diplomats from Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline to take back 69 shipping containers full…
Duterte dares Philippines military to launch coup against him
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Tuesday, dared military officers, allegedly disgruntled over his order to revoke an amnesty granted…
Philippines’ Duterte criticised over dangerous joke about rape
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines was on Friday criticised for sending a “very dangerous and distorted message’’ that women are…
Philippine President signs national identification card law
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed a law requiring all Filipinos to get a national identification card, while trying…
Drugs, crime: Philippine Police vow ‘surgical and chilling’ war
Philippine Police on Monday vowed to revamp and intensify a fight against crime and drugs, a week after President Rodrigo…
ICC wants Philippines to reconsider decision to withdraw from criminal court
President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), O-Gon Kwon, on Friday called on the…
Duterte under fire for threat to bomb schools
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire on Wednesday for threatening to bomb schools run by an indigenous group for…
Philippine President tells troops not to be captured alive
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told government troops not to allow themselves to be captured alive by enemies of…
Philippines Lawmakers Throw Out Duterte’s Impeachment Complaint
Philippines lawmakers on Monday voted to throw out an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, saying the grounds for the…
Philippines Defend Duterte’s Unacceptable Remarks To EU
The Philippine Government on Tuesday defended a recent expletive-laden tirade by President Rodrigo Duterte against the European Union, after the…