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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]

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. [3]

MANILA -- Rodrigo Duterte, who was formally installed as the 16th president of the Philippines on Thursday, said he will make good on his promise to free the country from corruption and criminality and run a government that is efficient and transpare... [4]

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign an executive order, effective as early as next month, to prohibit smoking in public spaces across the country, including restaurants, offices and roads, except for some designated smoking ... [5]

The Philippines has taken a fateful step toward establishing authoritarian rule with the controversial ousting of the Supreme Court chief justice -- as a once-thriving democracy relentlessly turns into an imperial presidency. [6]

DAVAO, Philippines When Rodrigo Duterte took his oath as mayor of Davao for a seventh time, he repeated his warning to drug dealers and criminals: Stop or leave, otherwise, you will regret it. [7]

It is hard to remember after entering the surroundings of lndonesia's Bogor presidential palace that the youthful looking, understated man tooling around the sprawling property in a golf buggy is head of the world's most populous Muslim-majority coun... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-24 · 38% 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 · 43% 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] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-07-07 · 43% 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.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-06-30 · 43% match

Rodrigo Duterte takes oath, promises to relentlessly fight crime

MANILA -- Rodrigo Duterte, who was formally installed as the 16th president of the Philippines on Thursday, said he will make good on his promise to free the country from corruption and criminality and run a government that is efficient and transpare

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-24 · 42% match

Philippines set to ban smoking in public spaces

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign an executive order, effective as early as next month, to prohibit smoking in public spaces across the country, including restaurants, offices and roads, except for some designated smoking

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-21 · 42% match

Duterte heads for an imperial presidency

The Philippines has taken a fateful step toward establishing authoritarian rule with the controversial ousting of the Supreme Court chief justice -- as a once-thriving democracy relentlessly turns into an imperial presidency.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-12 · 40% match

Davao mayor brings a zero-tolerance approach to the capital

DAVAO, Philippines When Rodrigo Duterte took his oath as mayor of Davao for a seventh time, he repeated his warning to drug dealers and criminals: Stop or leave, otherwise, you will regret it.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-29 · 40% match

Indonesia's president on navigating hardliners, political foes and speed bumps

It is hard to remember after entering the surroundings of lndonesia's Bogor presidential palace that the youthful looking, understated man tooling around the sprawling property in a golf buggy is head of the world's most populous Muslim-majority coun

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-12 · 40% 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

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-17 · 39% match

Duterte government strives to end Philippines' budget impasse

EconomyDuterte government strives to end Philippines' budget impasse Deadlock raises questions over president's power to enact key legislation Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government has not been able to pass the 2019 budget due to an ongoi

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