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Philippines' Duterte says didn't seek U.S. support in city siege

EghtesadOnline: President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he did not seek support from Washington to end the siege of a southern Philippines town by Islamist militants, a day after the United States said it was providing assistance at the request of the government.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 24:36

Japan, Philippines Urge U.S., North Korea to Avoid War Brink

EghtesadOnline: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte joined China in pleading with the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. to tone down their nuclear brinksmanship, even as he agreed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that negotiations to end the standoff would be useless.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 03:47

Philippines' Duterte calls U.S. envoys 'spies' over alleged ouster plot

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte derided U.S. ambassadors as "spies" on Thursday, responding to a media report of an alleged American plot to destabilize his government, a job he said some envoys were appointed solely to do.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:13

Philippines' Duterte: 'bye-bye America' and we don't need your money

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Saturday to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises, declaring "bye-bye America", and we don't need your money.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:57

Meeting Putin, Philippines' Duterte rails at Western 'hypocrisy'

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western "bullying" and "hypocrisy" during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to alliances, the United States could not be trusted.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 07:46

Philippines' Duterte needs six more months for his war on drugs

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he needed six more months for his war on drugs, saying he only realized how bad the country's narcotics problem was after taking office over two months ago.
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Publish Date:19/September/2016 | 06:14

Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines

EghtesadOnline: President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners.
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Publish Date:13/September/2016 | 05:36

After insult, U.S. and Clinton call for Duterte to show respect

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday stressed the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader raised worries about the future of the key alliance by calling President Barack Obama a "son of a bitch."
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 05:48

Obama cancels meeting with Philippines' Duterte after insult

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama cancelled his first meeting with Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday after the blunt-spoken Duterte described him as a "son of a bitch", casting a shadow over a gathering of Asian leaders in Laos.
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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 06:24

Philippines drug war deaths climb to 1,800; U.S. 'deeply concerned'

EghtesadOnline: The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on narcotics, far higher than previously believed, according to police figures.
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Publish Date:23/August/2016 | 06:21

Philippines' Duterte threatens to quit U.N. after drugs war censure

EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organization and invite China and others to form a new one.
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Publish Date:21/August/2016 | 09:24