Rodrigo Duterte Archives

Philippines’ Duterte accepts China’s proposal to jointly investigate collision

Reuters News ServiceJune 22, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceJune 22, 20190300

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal to jointly investigate allegations that a Chinese fishing vessel abandoned 22 Filipinos after it sank their boat in the...

Asia

U.S. returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre

Reuters News ServiceDecember 15, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 15, 2018030

Church bells taken as war trophies by U.S. forces more than a century ago arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday, ending Manila’s decades-long quest for the return of some...

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte ‘will quit’ if enough women protest his kiss

Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 6, 2018029

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women...

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips

Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceJune 4, 20182 28

A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on...

Asia

Duterte says he ordered investigation of Australian nun

Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceApril 19, 2018027

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for “disorderly conduct”, justifying it as a legal move against “undesirable”...

Asia

Duterte to withdraw Philippines from ICC after ‘outrageous attacks’

Reuters News ServiceMarch 14, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 14, 20185 37

The Philippines said on Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to what President Rodrigo Duterte called “outrageous” attacks by UN officials and...

Asia

Shoot me, don’t jail me, Duterte tells Hague court prosecutor

Reuters News ServiceFebruary 9, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceFebruary 9, 2018199

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer...

Asia

Amid outrage, Philippine opposition urges Duterte stop killings

Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 22, 2017031

Political opponents of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged him to end a culture of impunity and quell a surge in drug-related killings, amid...

Asia

Philippine leader to go after Maoist rebels after talks scrapped

Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 21, 2017028

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was no longer interested in peace talks with Maoist-led guerrillas and planned to hunt down the insurgents once the...

Asia

Philippines cancels rebel talks after attack on Duterte’s guards

Reuters News ServiceJuly 19, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 19, 2017033

The Philippines on Wednesday canceled talks with Maoist-led rebels due on the weekend in the Netherlands after guerrillas attacked a convoy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s...

Britain

UN rights boss criticises May, Trump and Duterte

Reuters News ServiceJune 27, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJune 27, 20172 28

The top United Nations human rights official has criticised Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May for her election campaign remarks suggesting that laws could be overturned...

Asia

Lawyer for hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC

Reuters News ServiceApril 24, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceApril 24, 2017037

A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass...

Russia

Russian navy visits Philippines as Duterte courts US

Reuters News ServiceApril 20, 2017April 20, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceApril 20, 2017April 20, 20172 39

Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under President Rodrigo Duterte’s...

Asia

Thousands of Filipinos gather to cheer Duterte in Singapore

Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 16, 2016147

Thousands of Filipinos gathered in Singapore on Friday to catch a glimpse of their president, Rodrigo Duterte, in a big show of support for a...

World

Catholic church in Manila issues prayer against expanded death penalty

Reuters News ServiceDecember 11, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 11, 2016132

By Manuel Mogato Roman Catholic churches in Manila on Sunday read a prayer against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to re-impose the death penalty on...

Asia

Philippine senators tell Duterte drug war must be legal, punish rogue police

Reuters News ServiceDecember 9, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 9, 2016022

Philippine senators have criticised the way President Rodrigo Duterte is carrying out his anti-narcotics campaign, saying it should be done within the bounds of the...

Asia

Philippines’ Duterte describes Western threats of ICC indictment as ‘bullshit’

Lara BenjaminNovember 28, 2016

By Lara BenjaminNovember 28, 2016019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called “bullshit” Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

World

Philippine’s Duterte tells Japan his China visit was just economics, blasts US

Reuters News ServiceOctober 26, 2016November 4, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 26, 2016November 4, 2016125

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to China last week was about economics not security, and he...

World

Philippine minister ‘clarifies’ Duterte comments, says trade with US safe

Reuters News ServiceOctober 21, 2016November 4, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 21, 2016November 4, 2016036

The Philippines will maintain trade and economic ties with the United States, Trade Minister Ramon Lopez said on Friday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte announced...

World

Duterte says US has lost, aligns Philippines with China

Reuters News ServiceOctober 20, 2016November 4, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 20, 2016November 4, 20169 22

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his “separation” from the United States on Thursday, declaring that it had “lost” and he had realigned with China as...