Duterte orders Navy to stop piracy in Sulu Sea
This time, it’s the pirates that have gotten the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte. Speaking before Caloocan residents during the ...
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Rody, Joko launch shipping route
DAVAO CITY"•President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launched the Davao City-General Santos-Bitung, Indonesia, route that will shorten ...
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Who had the worst in 2016?
By David Tweed IN A year dominated by Brexit and Donald Trump’s shock US election win, Asia felt like a ...
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‘Indonesia defers move on Veloso’
THE Justice Department on Sunday expressed optimism that the recent meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo ...
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Veloso doomed
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo said Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte had given him the green light to execute Filipina death ...
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