Tag: Duterte

Philippines’ Duterte revokes amnesty of chief critic, orders arrest

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday revoked amnesty given to an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years ago and ordered...

Duterte says may deploy warship to save Filipino captives in Libya

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he might send the navy's most modern frigate to waters off Libya in a bid to...

Philippines’ Duterte pledges ‘unrelenting’ drug war

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged on Monday to press ahead with a war on drugs that has already killed thousands, and castigated critics...

Duterte wants term cut if Philippines goes federal

  MANILA: The Philippine president's spokesman says he wants a draft of a new constitution shifting the country into a federal system to require the...

Communist rebels tell Philippine’s Duterte: No more talks

MANILA: A Philippine communist rebel leader says the insurgents can no longer hold peace talks with President Rodrigo Duterte's administration and it is better...

Philippine President Duterte: Drug dealers face ‘jail or hell’

MANILA: The Philippine president has told drug suspects in a central province to look for a way to get arrested and then stay in...

Duterte warns he’ll order navy to fire if sea wealth taken

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he has no intention of going into war over territorial feuds but will order the navy to fire if...

International court to enquire Duterte over killings

MANILA: The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has informed the Philippine government that it will start a preliminary investigation into allegations of...

Duterte considers banning on Filipino workers in Kuwait due to abuses

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is considering banning workers being sent to Kuwait because of abuses he said were being inflicted on Filipino domestic...

Philippine senators end Duterte ‘death squad’ inquiry

Philippine senators abruptly ended a hearing on Monday into allegations by a retired policeman that a "death squad" operated under President Rodrigo Duterte when...