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Philippine groups seek impeachment of Vice President Duterte
The impeachment bid is the latest twist in a high-profile row among three of the Philippines’ highest office-holders, after the…
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Commentary: Philippines politics is often mad. It just got crazier
TOKYO: Political violence is nothing new in the Philippines. It was, after all, the site of the world’s worst massacre…
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Philippines’ Marcos says debate over impeachment of VP Sara Duterte a ‘storm in a teacup’
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday (Nov 29) that any impeachment complaint against his estranged vice president Sara…
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Philippine VP’s bodyguards swapped out amid investigation
In a Saturday press conference, Duterte said she had instructed someone to kill Marcos, his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos and cousin…
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Philippine VP denies assassination plot against Marcos
Duterte, daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, was Marcos’ running mate in a presidential election that saw their ticket win…
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Philippines’ Marcos vows to fight back after estranged VP’s assassination threat
DUTERTES UNDER SCRUTINY Her stunning remarks were the latest salvo in an bitter row that has intensified since the collapse…
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Fire rips through slum area in Philippine capital
The structures housed around 2,000 families, according to the fire department. Village resident Leonila Abiertas, 65, lost almost all her…
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Philippine VP says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed
Duterte’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the presidential office’s statement. “This country is going…
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‘Bad for the world’: Southeast Asia environment leaders wary about lack of US climate leadership under Trump
“We heard that the US might withdraw from the (Paris) Agreement. If it happens, it will be bad for the…
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Philippines to bring home woman drug convict from Indonesia, eyes clemency
Veloso was spared from the firing squad at the last minute in 2015, after Philippine officials asked Joko Widodo, then…
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