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Rodrigo-Duterte

Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race
SE Asia 4 years ago

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Duterte's daughter rebuffs offer, but door open in Philippines presidential race

Duterte said on Sunday he will not run for office and that he was leaving politics, adding that his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is the mayor of Davao city, could run to replace him.
Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022
SE Asia 4 years ago

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Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022

"The time is now -- we are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership," Pacquiao -- currently a senator -- said Sunday, as he accepted the nomination of a rival faction in President Rodrigo Duterte's ruling party.
Duterte won't cooperate with ICC probe of 'war on drugs'
SE Asia 4 years ago

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Duterte won't cooperate with ICC probe of 'war on drugs'

Judges at the ICC on Wednesday approved a formal probe into Duterte's signature anti-narcotics campaign in which thousands have died, a move welcomed by rights groups.
'Learning crisis' as kids face second year of remote schooling in the Philippines
SE Asia 4 years ago

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'Learning crisis' as kids face second year of remote schooling in the Philippines

While nearly every country in the world has partially or fully reopened schools to in-person classes, the Philippines has kept them closed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN says.
Shaky democracy
Editorial 4 years ago

Shaky democracy

There have been talks about changing the rules of the game, including a proposal for a presidential third term, or at least extending the current presidential tenure beyond the two five-year terms. 
Philippines' Duterte accepts endorsement to run as vice president in 2022
SE Asia 4 years ago

Philippines' Duterte accepts endorsement to run as vice president in 2022

In accepting the endorsement, Duterte is making "the sacrifice" and heeding "the clamour of the people," said Karlo Nograles, executive vice president of the ruling PDP-Laban party, quoted by Reuters.
Supply now, punish later
Editorial 4 years ago

Supply now, punish later

Anti-vaxxers notwithstanding, the reality today is that there are just so many people who want to get the vaccination.
Revisiting the Philippine left's dalliance with a strongman
Opinion 4 years ago

Revisiting the Philippine left's dalliance with a strongman

The failure of the left–Duterte alliance underscores and confirms the extreme difficulty of pursuing reform of and within the Philippines’ elite democracy.
Duterte bans Philippines ministers from speaking on South China Sea
SE Asia 4 years ago

Duterte bans Philippines ministers from speaking on South China Sea

Tensions between Manila and Beijing over the waterway -- which China claims almost entirely -- flared in March after hundreds of Chinese boats were spotted inside the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone.
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
SE Asia 4 years ago

Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s

Several countries suspended use of the drug after it was linked to rare but serious blood clotting.
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