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Bike-Riding Gunmen Kill Philippine Mayor In Second Murder In Two Days
Motorcycle-borne gunmen on Tuesday assassinated a mayor in a town north of the Philippine capital, the second such killing of an official in two days, police said.
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37 Feared Dead In Philippine Mall Blaze: Vice Mayor
Thirty-seven people were likely killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, the local vice mayor said on Sunday.
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Behind 200 Killings In Philippine Death Squad Under President Duterte, Says Ex-Policeman
A retired policeman testified before a Philippine Senate hearing on Monday to killing nearly 200 people as part of a "death squad" under President Rodrigo Duterte when Duterte was Davao City mayor, and said he came clean because of his "fear of God".
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Duterte Threatens To Throw Corrupt Officials Out Of A Helicopter - And Says He's Done It Before
In his latest controversial statement, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his bloody anti-drug war that has killed thousands, threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter, saying he has done it before, to a kidnapper, and won't hesitate to do it again.
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Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte Says He Personally Killed People
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippine Mayor, 9 Bodyguards Killed In Police Shootout
A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said, hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Killed Justice Official: Hitman
A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate today that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.
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Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behind Philippine Bombing: Mayor
The Abu Sayyaf Islamic terrorist group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Philippine Police Kill 6 Men As Drug War Shifts To Government Officials
Philippine police commandos killed six bodyguards on Wednesday who worked for a town mayor who had turned himself in over links to the illegal drug trade, as President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war shifted from street peddlers to officials.
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The New President Of The Philippines Says Many Slain Journalists Deserved It
Many slain journalists in the Philippines had been corrupt and had "done something" to warrant being killed, the country's president-elect said.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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2 Chinese Diplomats Shot Dead in Philippines: Police
Two Chinese diplomats were killed and a third was injured in a gun attack at a restaurant in the central Philippine city of Cebu today, police said.
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4 Dead, 23 Hurt in Philippine Blasts: Police
The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.
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One Dead, 37 Injured in Philippines Blast: Mayor
One person was killed and 37 injured Friday when a suspected bomb exploded outside a bus depot in the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga, the city mayor said.
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Bike-Riding Gunmen Kill Philippine Mayor In Second Murder In Two Days
Motorcycle-borne gunmen on Tuesday assassinated a mayor in a town north of the Philippine capital, the second such killing of an official in two days, police said.
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37 Feared Dead In Philippine Mall Blaze: Vice Mayor
Thirty-seven people were likely killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, the local vice mayor said on Sunday.
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Behind 200 Killings In Philippine Death Squad Under President Duterte, Says Ex-Policeman
A retired policeman testified before a Philippine Senate hearing on Monday to killing nearly 200 people as part of a "death squad" under President Rodrigo Duterte when Duterte was Davao City mayor, and said he came clean because of his "fear of God".
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Duterte Threatens To Throw Corrupt Officials Out Of A Helicopter - And Says He's Done It Before
In his latest controversial statement, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his bloody anti-drug war that has killed thousands, threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter, saying he has done it before, to a kidnapper, and won't hesitate to do it again.
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Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte Says He Personally Killed People
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippine Mayor, 9 Bodyguards Killed In Police Shootout
A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said, hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Killed Justice Official: Hitman
A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate today that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.
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Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behind Philippine Bombing: Mayor
The Abu Sayyaf Islamic terrorist group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Philippine Police Kill 6 Men As Drug War Shifts To Government Officials
Philippine police commandos killed six bodyguards on Wednesday who worked for a town mayor who had turned himself in over links to the illegal drug trade, as President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war shifted from street peddlers to officials.
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The New President Of The Philippines Says Many Slain Journalists Deserved It
Many slain journalists in the Philippines had been corrupt and had "done something" to warrant being killed, the country's president-elect said.
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Mayor Candidate Shot Dead In Philippine Election Violence
A candidate for mayor in the southern Philippines was shot dead today, police said, bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence related to national elections.
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2 Chinese Diplomats Shot Dead in Philippines: Police
Two Chinese diplomats were killed and a third was injured in a gun attack at a restaurant in the central Philippine city of Cebu today, police said.
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4 Dead, 23 Hurt in Philippine Blasts: Police
The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.
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One Dead, 37 Injured in Philippines Blast: Mayor
One person was killed and 37 injured Friday when a suspected bomb exploded outside a bus depot in the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga, the city mayor said.
