Says the insult was aimed at the US state department, not the President

Philippines President Duterte regrets calling Obama 'son of a w****', then calls UN chief 'fool'

Duterte ordered their security escorts withdrawn and cancelled their firearms permits, adding that they would face sanctions

Philippine president identifies 30 officials linked to narcotics

While his campaign has been popular in the impoverished Philippines, more international groups have begun criticising President Duterte

UN must condemn Philippine drug killings: Rights groups

After President Duterte's crackdown on drugs, security forces have detained thousands in just one month

1 toilet for 130 inmates: A harrowing tale of Philippine's overcrowded jails

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered security services to go after Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant network formed in 1990 that beheaded two foreign hostages

Philippine army: 10 dead in clashes with islamic militants

Two soldiers have been killed, and nine have been injured after air force planes dropped bombs in Butig. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had expelled Jemaah Islamiah--a Southeast Asian militant Islamist terrorist group--from the area about a decade ago to avoid getting branded a 'terrorist' by the U.S.

Philippine troops kill 54 Islamist militants in the south

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