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Duterte says he won’t be a dictator

March 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would rather leave the presidency than becoming a dictator. In a speech during the awarding of the Go Negosyo’s Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneurs 2017 in Malacanang, Duterte said he would do what he thinks

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Shabu industry is a conspiracy, says Duterte

March 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday the shabu industry is a “conspiracy” of all. In a speech in an event in Malacanang, Duterte explained why there were poor people who died in his administration’s war against illegal drugs. “They said,

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Duterte calls media corrupt, particularly Inquirer, ABS-CBN

March 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte accused on Thursday media, particularly the Philippine Daily Inquirer and ABS-CBN television network, as corrupt. In a speech during the mass oath-taking of the newly appointed officials in Malacanang, Duterte said when the “candidate” of the two

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Japan provides 771 million yen grant aid for energy project in Bangsamoro

March 30, 2017

Japan has extended 771 million yen (P340 million) grant aid to the Philippines to support the energy sector at a war-torn areas in Mindanao. The grant agreement for the Improvement of Equipment for Power Distribution in Bangsamoro Area was signed

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Duterte calls EU naive; hits EU for calling De Lima a political prisoner; acknowledges his influence on vigilantism

March 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he felt sorry for the members of the European Parliament for being naive because they consider Senator Leila de Lima, his staunch critic, as a political prisoner. “I’m being castigated by the EU. This

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Duterte says EO on smoking ban to be signed in coming months

March 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that an executive order on smoking ban will be out in the coming months. Duterte announced this during his speech in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro as he told the audience some of his ailments, including

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Duterte confronts US envoy on why America did not act when China was constructing in South China Sea

March 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he confronted United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on America’s inaction when China was aggressively building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. In a speech in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, Duterte

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Duterte’s meeting with Misuari a reaffirmation of importance of peace in Mindanao: Abella

March 28, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte held a meeting with Nur Misuari, founding chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front, and discussed peace effort for Mindanao. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the “close-in meeting” took place in

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