MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is turning to another battle aside from illegal drugs: smoking. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial told the Associated Press on Tuesday that...
MANILA, Philippines—In just 100 days in office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stirred a hornet’s nest by picking a fight with Barack Obama, the United Nations,...
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte is unfazed by apprehensions that international assistance to the Philippines might be affected by his remarks against world leaders and institutions. During his...
MANILA, Philippines—An independent poll released Thursday showed that more than three-quarters of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte, even though he is under fire internationally...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte told President Barack Obama “you can go to hell” in a speech Tuesday that was his strongest tirade so far against...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte visited a synagogue in the Manila metropolis Tuesday to personally apologize to the Jewish community for making a “terribly wrong” comparison...
MANILA, Philippines—U.S. and Philippine forces opened joint combat exercises under some uncertainty on Tuesday, days after the Philippines’ new leader said they would be the last...
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order increasing the combat duty and incentive pay of members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Jews worldwide Sunday after his remarks drawing comparisons between his bloody anti-drug war and Hitler and the Holocaust sparked...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drug war and his foul-mouthed outbursts in defence of the campaign have unnerved foreign investors in one of Asia’s fastest-growing...