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After 117 years, U.S. returns war trophy bells to Philippines
Church bells seized from the Philippines by U.S. troops as war trophies over a century ago were returned on Tuesday in a bid to turn the page on a difficult chapter between the historical allies. Giving back the three so-called "Bells of Balangiga" meets a ...
Up in smoke? Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte jokes he used marijuana to stay awake at ASEAN meeting
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has cost thousands of lives, says he used marijuana to keep awake at a recent regional meeting, but later disavowed his assertion as a joke. Duterte made the comment Monday at an awards ceremony where he ...
A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced three police officers to up to 49 years in jail for the murder of a 17-year-old high school student, the first to be convicted in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. The Caloocan City regional trial court declared the three ...
Philippine government ministers met with a top adviser of Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, in a effort to move forward major infrastructure projects, just hours after a visit by the Chinese president pledging to do the same. Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte has made a $180 ...
Xi's Manila visit yields raft of deals as Duterte furthers embrace of China
Xi Jinping sealed a raft of deals Tuesday during a trip to Manila as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration shrugs off U.S. warnings about accepting Chinese cash. Xi's two-day trip marks the first state visit to the Philippines by a Chinese president in 13 years. ...
Two years after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced a divorce with old ally the United States in return for bumper business ties with China, he doesn't have much to show for it. Duterte left Beijing in 2016 with $24 billion of Chinese loans and investment ...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte passed on a gala dinner at a regional summit in Papua New Guinea, days after skipping key meetings in another gathering of world leaders for a "power nap." Duterte, who has a well-known disdain for stiff diplomatic gatherings, was a no-show ...
Philippines announces charges against news site critical of government
Philippine prosecutors said Friday they will file tax evasion charges against a news website that has clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, a case the outlet branded as an "intimidation" effort. Rappler, which denies the allegations, is one of few Philippine media outfits openly critical of ...
Against narcotics, but also killings: Filipinos deeply conflicted on Rodrigo Duterte's drug war
Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely fan of a campaign that has left Filipinos deeply conflicted. "Duterte talks tough, saying he will get rid of addicts ... I am ...
In the Philippines, where 'coal is king,' officials hope to revive languishing geothermal industry
Deep below the ancient volcanoes scattered around the Philippines sits a simmering stockpile of intense heat that officials hope will help revive the nation's sputtering green energy machine. The Philippines — thanks to its spot in the "Ring of Fire" zone of Pacific volcanoes — ...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that recent cancer tests came back negative, just days after sparking speculation when he revealed doctors were checking him for the disease. Duterte, 73, has regularly prompted theorizing about his health by skipping events or discussing his ailments in ...
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte awaiting results of cancer testing
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has revealed that he is awaiting the results of fresh medical tests, adding that "If it's cancer, it's cancer." Duterte, 73, is the oldest person ever to be elected president in the country, and speculation about his health has cropped up ...
