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Duterte defends China, says unfair to blame Beijing for Philippines' drug problem
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office, responding to a Reuters report, came to China's defense on Monday, saying it was unfair to hold Beijing responsible for the drug problem in the Philippines.
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Philippines' Duterte: 'bye-bye America' and we don't need your money
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Saturday to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises, declaring "bye-bye America", and we don't need your money.
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Philippine Duterte's admission he killed criminals an impeachable offense: senators
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted "personally" killing criminals when he was the mayor of Davao City, said two Philippine senators.
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Duterte says felt rapport with Trump, assures U.S.-Philippines ties intact
EghtesadOnline: Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte described as "encouraging" his phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, during which he felt a rapport between them and gave assurance that ties were intact, despite a period of rocky relations.
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Meeting Putin, Philippines' Duterte rails at Western 'hypocrisy'
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western "bullying" and "hypocrisy" during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to alliances, the United States could not be trusted.
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Philippines' Duterte tells Japan his China visit was just economics, blasts U.S
EghtesadOnline: 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 vowed to stand on Tokyo's side over the disputed South China Sea when the time came.
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Philippines' Duterte hits out at U.S., then heads to Japan
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Tuesday and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance.
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Philippines Duterte tells U.S. to forget about defense deal 'if I stay longer'
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit out at the United States on Tuesday, saying he did not start a fight with Washington and it could forget about a military agreement between both countries if he were to be in power longer.
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Slumping Oil Prices Are Creating New Headaches for Duterte
EghtesadOnline: After two years working in Saudi Arabia, Arman Abelarde packed his bags in September and went home to the Philippines, joining an exodus of foreign workers who have been a major source of labor in the Persian Gulf for half a century.
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Once-powerful Philippines Church divided, subdued over drug killings
EghtesadOnline: Catholic priests from the Philippines Church, an institution that helped oust two of the country's leaders in the past, say they are afraid and unsure how to speak out against the war on drugs unleashed by new President Rodrigo Duterte.