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Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili... [1]

MANILA -- Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday vowed to oppose a new authoritarian regime in the country, after political differences with President Rodrigo Duterte forced her to quit the cabinet. [2]

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine authorities will question a Roman Catholic priest about ivory smuggling after his collection of ivory religious icons was featured in National Geographic magazine, an investigator said. [3]

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MANILA — The Philippines decried what it said was interference in its internal affairs by the European Parliament, which urged the Southeast Asian nation in a resolution to end “extrajudicial killings” and abandon plans to reintroduce the death penal... [6]

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday he may declare martial law throughout the country if terrorism spills beyond Mindanao in the conflict-torn south. [7]

Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' new president, is on a mission to carry through with reforms that will help accelerate the country's current strong economic growth. [8]

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has said graft and illicit drugs were so entrenched in the Philippines that if he were not around, it would be better off run by a dictator such as late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. [9]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-24 · 30% match

Marcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Philippines

Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery." OpinionMarcos' last chance to foil a Duterte comeback in the Phili

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-05 · 36% match

Philippine vice president vows to fight 'dictatorship'

MANILA -- Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday vowed to oppose a new authoritarian regime in the country, after political differences with President Rodrigo Duterte forced her to quit the cabinet.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-09-27 · 36% match

Philippines to Question Priest over Ivory Trade

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine authorities will question a Roman Catholic priest about ivory smuggling after his collection of ivory religious icons was featured in National Geographic magazine, an investigator said.

[4] MM asianews.it · 41% match translated from es

Mons. Pizzaballa: Solo la misericordia salvará a Oriente Medio del fundamentalismo

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[5] FI yle.fi · 2012-07-09 · 33% match

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The book’s co-author Jarkko Korhonen took responsibility for the mistake and apologised via the Finnish Mycological Society’s Facebook page. He explained that the incorrect table was spotted by a reader.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-04-20 · 32% match

Philippines Decries European Parliament’s ‘Interference’

MANILA — The Philippines decried what it said was interference in its internal affairs by the European Parliament, which urged the Southeast Asian nation in a resolution to end “extrajudicial killings” and abandon plans to reintroduce the death penal

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-25 · 32% match

Duterte moots martial law for the Philippines

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday he may declare martial law throughout the country if terrorism spills beyond Mindanao in the conflict-torn south.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-07-07 · 31% match

Editorial: The Philippines' new president will need savvy to build on his predecessor's achievements

Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' new president, is on a mission to carry through with reforms that will help accelerate the country's current strong economic growth.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-31 · 31% match

Duterte Says Philippines Better Off Run by Dictator if He Were Not Around

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has said graft and illicit drugs were so entrenched in the Philippines that if he were not around, it would be better off run by a dictator such as late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-12 · 31% match

The Philippines chooses the 'Punisher'

MANILA -- Rodrigo Duterte's victory in Monday's presidential election after an acrimonious campaign signals a sea change in Philippine politics, three decades after outgoing President Benigno Aquino's mother Cory led the "People Power" Revolution tha

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