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Rodrigo Duterte's Daughter Sworn In As Philippines Vice President
Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Philippines Vice President May Run For President In May 2022 Elections
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo will decide this week if she will run for president, her spokesman said Sunday, after her arch-rival and incumbent Rodrigo Duterte declared he was retiring from politics.
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Ex-Boxer Philippine Icon Manny Pacquiao Enters Presidential Ring
Newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his candidacy to be the next president of the Philippines at the start of registration for thousands of political posts in what is expected to be a hotly contested election in May.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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Philippines Mayor Shot Dead Inside His Office By Unidentified Attackers
The mayor of Ronda, a city in central Philippines, was shot dead on Wednesday morning when several men broke into his office, marking the 16th elected local official to be assassinated under the current administration.
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Rodrigo Duterte May Quit If Ex-Dictator's Son Becomes Vice President
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, Duterte's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Sensing A Fellow Foul Mouth, Philippines' Duterte Does Not Want To Tangle With Donald Trump
Philippines' foul-mouthed president seems to think a kindred spirit has just been elected to sit in the White House.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Congratulates Donald Trump, Wants To Work Together - Minister
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered "warm congratulations" to US president-elect Donald Trump and looks forward to working with him to enhance relations, a Philippine minister said on Wednesday.
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Americans In Philippines Jittery As President Rodrigo Duterte Rails Against US
In a bar along the Philippines' Subic Bay owned by an American military veteran, the main topic of conversation is not the upcoming U.S. election despite the Donald Trump coffee mugs, photographs and caps on display.
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Poll Shows Majority In Philippines Satisfied With President Rodrigo Duterte
An independent poll released Thursday showed that more than three-quarters of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte, even though he is under fire internationally for his deadly crackdown on suspected drug dealers and users.
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Rodrigo Duterte Wins Philippine Presidential Election: Poll Monitor
Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte secured a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals.
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Philippine Elections Underway With Fiery Mayor Poised For Presidency
Voting is underway in the Philippines today to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals.
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Philippines Votes For A New President, Trump-Like Mayor Is Favourite
The Philippines votes for a new president today after an acrimonious election campaign that revealed popular disgust with the country's ruling elite for failing to make inroads into poverty and inequality despite years of robust economic growth.
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'Donald Trump Of The East' Widens Lead In Last Poll Before Philippine Vote
The front-runner to be the next president of the Philippines, tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, widened his lead in the last opinion poll before Monday's election.
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Human Rights Sidelined In Philippine Presidential Race: Amnesty
Philippine presidential candidates have ignored human rights in their campaigns despite the violence which plagues the country, Amnesty International said today.
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Rodrigo Duterte's Daughter Sworn In As Philippines Vice President
Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, was sworn in as the country's 15th vice president on Sunday, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign.
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Philippines Vice President May Run For President In May 2022 Elections
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo will decide this week if she will run for president, her spokesman said Sunday, after her arch-rival and incumbent Rodrigo Duterte declared he was retiring from politics.
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Ex-Boxer Philippine Icon Manny Pacquiao Enters Presidential Ring
Newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his candidacy to be the next president of the Philippines at the start of registration for thousands of political posts in what is expected to be a hotly contested election in May.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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Philippines Mayor Shot Dead Inside His Office By Unidentified Attackers
The mayor of Ronda, a city in central Philippines, was shot dead on Wednesday morning when several men broke into his office, marking the 16th elected local official to be assassinated under the current administration.
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Rodrigo Duterte May Quit If Ex-Dictator's Son Becomes Vice President
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat, Duterte's spokesman said on Thursday.
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Sensing A Fellow Foul Mouth, Philippines' Duterte Does Not Want To Tangle With Donald Trump
Philippines' foul-mouthed president seems to think a kindred spirit has just been elected to sit in the White House.
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Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Congratulates Donald Trump, Wants To Work Together - Minister
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered "warm congratulations" to US president-elect Donald Trump and looks forward to working with him to enhance relations, a Philippine minister said on Wednesday.
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Americans In Philippines Jittery As President Rodrigo Duterte Rails Against US
In a bar along the Philippines' Subic Bay owned by an American military veteran, the main topic of conversation is not the upcoming U.S. election despite the Donald Trump coffee mugs, photographs and caps on display.
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Poll Shows Majority In Philippines Satisfied With President Rodrigo Duterte
An independent poll released Thursday showed that more than three-quarters of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte, even though he is under fire internationally for his deadly crackdown on suspected drug dealers and users.
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Rodrigo Duterte Wins Philippine Presidential Election: Poll Monitor
Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte secured a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals.
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Philippine Elections Underway With Fiery Mayor Poised For Presidency
Voting is underway in the Philippines today to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals.
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Philippines Votes For A New President, Trump-Like Mayor Is Favourite
The Philippines votes for a new president today after an acrimonious election campaign that revealed popular disgust with the country's ruling elite for failing to make inroads into poverty and inequality despite years of robust economic growth.
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'Donald Trump Of The East' Widens Lead In Last Poll Before Philippine Vote
The front-runner to be the next president of the Philippines, tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, widened his lead in the last opinion poll before Monday's election.
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Human Rights Sidelined In Philippine Presidential Race: Amnesty
Philippine presidential candidates have ignored human rights in their campaigns despite the violence which plagues the country, Amnesty International said today.
