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Duterte's Drug War Chief Can't Stop Meth Flowing in From China

EghtesadOnline: The chief enforcer of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ’s war on drugs acknowledged the difficulty in halting a surge in methamphetamine imports from China despite a campaign that has claimed thousands of lives.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 07:51

Duterte says felt rapport with Trump, assures U.S.-Philippines ties intact

EghtesadOnline: Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte described as "encouraging" his phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, during which he felt a rapport between them and gave assurance that ties were intact, despite a period of rocky relations.
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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 12:39

Philippines' Duterte hits out at U.S., then heads to Japan

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Tuesday and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance.
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Publish Date:26/October/2016 | 04:19

Slumping Oil Prices Are Creating New Headaches for Duterte

EghtesadOnline: After two years working in Saudi Arabia, Arman Abelarde packed his bags in September and went home to the Philippines, joining an exodus of foreign workers who have been a major source of labor in the Persian Gulf for half a century.
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Publish Date:18/October/2016 | 06:16

Once-powerful Philippines Church divided, subdued over drug killings

EghtesadOnline: Catholic priests from the Philippines Church, an institution that helped oust two of the country's leaders in the past, say they are afraid and unsure how to speak out against the war on drugs unleashed by new President Rodrigo Duterte .
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Publish Date:10/October/2016 | 16:00

Philippine president would face obstacles in cutting U.S. arms reliance

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would face major obstacles to following through on his threat to reduce purchases of U.S. weapons in favor of Russian and Chinese arms, including re-training a military deeply accustomed to working with the United States, experts said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:05/October/2016 | 07:38

For now, U.S. tries to ignore Philippine president's broadsides

EghtesadOnline: U.S. officials are doing their best to ignore Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte 's hostile rhetoric and taking comfort in the fact that he has yet to translate his words into less military cooperation.
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Publish Date:04/October/2016 | 08:14

Duterte declares upcoming Philippines-U.S. war games 'the last one'

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plunged one of the United States' most important Asian alliances deeper into uncertainty on Wednesday by declaring upcoming U.S.-Philippines military exercises "the last," and ruling out any joint navy patrols.
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Publish Date:01/October/2016 | 05:12

Philippines tells world not to interfere in Duterte drugs war

EghtesadOnline: Philippines Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told the United Nations on Saturday his country's new president, Rodrigo Duterte , had an "unprecedented" mandate and the world should not interfere in his crackdown on crime.
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Publish Date:25/September/2016 | 03:01

Dozens of Philippine officials surrender after being linked to drugs trade

EghtesadOnline: Dozens of Philippine government and police officials turned themselves in on Monday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte linked them to the drugs trade, stepping up a war on narcotics that has killed hundreds since he took office in June.
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Publish Date:08/August/2016 | 10:43

Philippines Duterte tells U.N. human rights expert: 'Go to hell'

EghtesadOnline: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a U.N human rights expert who said the country’s judicial independence was under threat to ‘go to hell’, warning against interference in domestic affairs.
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Publish Date:03/June/2018 | 08:06

Trump Hails `Great' Ties With Duterte, Skirts Human Rights

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “great relationship” with Rodrigo Duterte while they ignored shouted questions about alleged abuses carried out under the Philippine leader’s deadly battle against narcotics.
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Publish Date:13/November/2017 | 10:30

Trump to Meet Duterte on Asia Trip, and Maybe Putin Too

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump will meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a 12-day trip to Asia and Hawaii in November, a White House official said.
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Publish Date:24/October/2017 | 06:03

Philippines' Duterte says police can kill 'idiots' who resist arrest

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs.
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Publish Date:28/August/2017 | 06:12

More blood but no victory as Philippine drug war marks its first year

EghtesadOnline: 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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Publish Date:25/June/2017 | 07:59