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Based on 8 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

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]

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. [2]

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... [3]

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. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

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... [5]

MANILA — Pope Francis called on the Philippine government on Friday to tackle corruption and hear the cries of the poor suffering from “scandalous social inequalities” in Asia’s most Catholic country. [6]

Foreign companies are growing concerned about Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, who waged an often controversial campaign on such promises as killing criminals, but local business leaders seem unexpectedly confident that the new leader will... [7]

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