The Philippine president, whose term ends next year, had been expected to seek the No. 2 office, but said he would not do so “in obedience to the will of the people.”
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Duterte Accuses Rich Countries of Hoarding Covid Vaccines
“There is a man-made drought of vaccines ravaging poor countries,” the Philippines leader told the U.N. General Assembly in prerecorded remarks.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Joins Filipino Presidential Race
The country’s best-known athlete already holds a seat in the Senate and has faced tough opposition from President Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte Defiant as I.C.C. Announces Full Inquiry of Philippines Drug War
The International Criminal Court will investigate the killings of thousands under President Rodrigo Duterte. His lawyer says it has no authority to do so.
President Duterte Plans to Run for the Vice Presidency
The president of the Philippines says he’ll run for the vice presidency next year. Critics see a plot to avoid prosecution for the killings in his drug war.
Duterte Says Vaccine Refusers in the Philippines Should Be Detained at Home
It was not clear whether President Rodrigo Duterte intended to try to enforce such a rule, which legal experts said would be unconstitutional.
As Chinese Ships Swarm, Filipino Fishermen ‘Protest and Adapt’
Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea has harmed the fishermen’s livelihood for years, and now the lessons of Scarborough Shoal are playing out elsewhere in the disputed waters.
Rodrigo Duterte Threatens to Jail Anybody Refusing a Vaccine
The country’s president called the current severe outbreak “a national emergency” in a TV interview that included an expletive-laced rant against those who chose not to get a vaccine.
Ex-Mayor on Duterte’s ‘Narco Politician’ List Is Killed in the Philippines
The death came three days after the International Criminal Court’s departing chief prosecutor requested a full investigation into the bloody war on drugs in the Philippines.
With Swarms of Ships, Beijing Tightens Its Grip on South China Sea
After building artificial islands, China is using large fleets of ostensibly civilian boats to press other countries’ vessels out of disputed waters.