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Investigators will focus on the period from 2016, when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office, through March 2019, after which the Philippines was deemed to have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court in a bid to avert its jurisdiction

International Criminal Court Backs Probe Of Duterte's War On Drugs In The Philippines

Sep 15, 2021
Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.
NPR
World
Maria Ressa, CEO of the Rappler news site, leaves a Philippine regional trial court after being convicted for cyber libel on June 15. Ressa, a veteran journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is the focus of <em>A Thousand Cuts, </em

Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa: 'Journalism Is Activism'

Aug 06, 2020
The documentary A Thousand Cuts focuses on how Ressa and her Rappler news organization navigate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's attacks on the press. It will be released in the U.S. Aug. 8.
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Asia
A Filipino man uses an e-cigarette outside a Manila mall in 2016. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday a total ban on vaping products.

Philippines' Duterte Says He Will Ban E-Cigarettes, Threatens To Arrest Vapers

Nov 19, 2019
At a press conference Tuesday, Duterte announced a ban on the use and importation of vaping devices. On Friday, Filipino authorities announced their first case of vape-associated lung injury.
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Asia
"I want a boat prepared" to take tons of trash back to Canada, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday. In this 2015 photo, Filipino activists wear shipping container costumes to call on Canada to remove the garbage from a port in Manila.

Philippines' Duterte Talks Trash (Literally) To Canada, Threatening War Over Garbage

Apr 24, 2019
More than 100 shipping containers had been declared to hold recyclable plastic scraps. But when they arrived in Manila, officials found household trash, including adult diapers.
NPR
The Two-Way
Philippine soldiers walk past destroyed buildings in Marawi's Bangolo district on Tuesday.

Philippine President Duterte Declares Besieged City 'Liberated'

Oct 17, 2017
Still, gunfire and explosions resounded as soldiers tried to clear what the government claims is the last pocket of resistance in Marawi City. A military spokesman said some 30 militants remained.
NPR
The Two-Way
Relatives of an alleged drug dealer killed during a police anti-drug operation react upon seeing his body in Manila on Thursday. Police in the Philippine capital shot dead more than two dozen drug suspects in another round of anti-drug raids, authorities

'That's Good,' Philippine President Says, As Drug Raids Kill Unprecedented Numbers

Aug 17, 2017
Police raids in the Philippines over a three-day span killed dozens of people suspected of selling or using drugs. They're the bloodiest known days in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
NPR
Politics
A man walks past the Trump Towers building in Istanbul, Turkey.

6 Strongmen Trump Has Praised — And The Conflicts It Presents

May 02, 2017
From Egypt to the Philippines, the president's praise of despotic and brutal leaders is raising eyebrows. He also has potential business conflicts in or related to all of the countries.
NPR
The Two-Way
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte answers questions from the press at Manila International Airport on March 23. Jude Sabio, a lawyer in the Philippines, has filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court accusing Duterte of crimes against human

Lawyer In Philippines Accuses President Duterte Of Crimes Against Humanity

Apr 24, 2017
Jude Sabio, who represents an admitted assassin who has testified against President Rodrigo Duterte, has filed a complaint against Duterte with the International Criminal Court at the Hague.
NPR
The Two-Way
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to journalists at a Japan Coast Guard base on Thursday.

Philippines' Foul-Mouthed President Vows To Stop Swearing

Oct 28, 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte, who once called President Obama a "son of a whore," says God told him to stop cursing.
NPR
The Two-Way
U.S. Marines Brig. Gen. John Jansen (left), Philippines marines Maj. Gen. Andre Costales (center) and Brig. Gen. Maximo Ballesteros salute during the opening ceremony of the Amphibious Landing Exercise in Manila on Tuesday. The Philippines and the U.S. l

U.S., Philippines Begin Combat Exercises As Duterte Calls For End To Practice

Oct 04, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says this will be the last year of the annual joint military exercises between the allies, but his officials say that's not a final decision.
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The Two-Way
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives Monday in Vientiane, Laos, for the ASEAN Summit. The U.S. canceled a bilateral meeting scheduled for Dutarte and President Obama.

Philippine President Expresses 'Regret' For Cursing Obama

Sep 06, 2016
The White House has been critical of Rodrigo Duterte for the killing of thousands of suspected drug dealers since he took office. A planned meeting between the two leaders was canceled.
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