The president of the Philippines has asked China to take back 1,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated to the country after facing criticism for receiving a jab even though it has not yet been authorised for public use in the country.

Grappling with COVID-19, Philippines to send back China's Sinopharm vaccine

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police to arrest anyone not wearing a mask properly, including below the nose, as the country battles to contain surging coronavirus infections.

COVID-19: Philippine President Duterte orders arrest of mask violators

Philippine foreign policy experts and lawmakers have asked President Rodrigo Duterte to end his "policy of subservience" towards China, saying the Filipino leader's silence is leading to hundreds of Chinese vessels lining up in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea.

Philippine President Duterte asked to confront China in South China Sea

People often ask each other 'if you could be anyone, who would you be?'. A Los Angeles man has decided he would rather be the Philippine President than carry his own identity — at least for official purposes.

Someone famous: LAPD catches fake driving license with photo of Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended the use of "lethal force" during police raids on Sunday that left at least nine activists dead as catholic leaders joined the condemnation of the killings.

'Finish off communists': Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte orders to kill rebels

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery.

How governments and global institutions continue to remain sexist

The posters that appeared on campus were chilling. They warned that the University of the Philippines had become a breeding ground for communist sympathizers and that students and professors needed to be on high alert for anti-government insurgents.

Duterte’s forces have a new target: University students

'Presidency is no job for a woman', says President of The Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. He is the same man who boasted about assaulting women. Duterte now says women are too emotional and unfit for a leadership role.

Gravitas: Duterte: Presidency no job for a woman

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said that presidency is not a job for women because of their emotional differences to men, and dismissed speculation that his daughter would succeed him next year.

Duterte says presidency not for women, tells daughter not to run in next election

Several members of the Philippines's President's security team have been injected with a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine making them the first Philippines nationals to receive any vaccine against COVID-19.

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte's security team gets COVID-19 vaccine without approval

Residents of the Philippines' capital on Saturday flocked to an artificial white sand beach that the government has transformed from a polluted stretch of shoreline to mark International Coastal Cleanup day.

Polluted stretch of Manila Bay gets fake white sand makeover

A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines was deported on Sunday after being pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was halfway through his maximum 10-year prison term for the 2014 murder when Duterte this week unexpectedly ordered his release, drawing condemnation from rights groups.

Philippines deports US Marine pardoned for transgender killing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has granted an absolute pardon to a US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman, officials said Monday, drawing condemnation from rights groups.

Philippines president pardons US marine in transgender killing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly ordered the country's top customs official to shoot and kill drug smugglers in one of his most overt threats during a deadly four-year campaign that has been the centerpiece of his presidency.

Philippine's Duterte orders customs chief to 'shoot and kill' drug smugglers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russia's efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to personally participate in trials, as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge.

Philippines' Duterte has 'huge trust' in Russia vaccine, volunteers for trial

People from the Philippines were stranded at a stadium in their own country. They were brought to the stadium to be tested for novel coronavirus, but they were stuck there for weeks.

President Rodrigo Duterte pushes bizarre authoritarian measures in Philippines amid pandemic

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told the poor to use gasoline as "disinfectant", amid soaring number of new coronavirus infections in the country.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte tells poor to 'clean masks with petrol'

High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was found guilty on Monday in a cyber libel case that press freedom advocates have branded a ploy to silence critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Duterte-critic journalist Maria Ressa found guilty in Philippines cyber libel case

Chinese president Xi Jinping is now ready to take the diplomatic ties with Philipines to next level but what's in it for China? In February, Philipino President Duterte said he won't allow American troops to operate on his soil and scrapped a two-decade-old agreement.

How Philippines President Duterte is playing into the hands of Xi's China

The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is going to sign an anti-terrorism bill that will smother any kind of dissent. Duterte's human rights violations are making the United Nations nervous. Should so much power be concentrated in the hands of one man?

Gravitas: Duterte's Draconian Anti-Terrorism Law

China and The Philippines are celebrating 45 years of friendship. But Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte is ignoring a world-famous truth. Beijing's public display of diplomatic love comes with conditions. WION's PalkiSharma tells you how Duterte is caught in the crossfire between the U.S. and China.

Gravitas: Is Duterte playing into China's hands?

Officials in the Philippines said on Monday that children would not be allowed to go back to schools until a coronavirus vaccine is available. Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte insisted on the same measure, saying that he would not let children return to schools unless he is "sure that they are really safe".

Children will not go to schools till vaccine is available: Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to sign the bill that will give powers to his administration to stifle dissent. According to the bill that was passed by the Senate in February, authorities will be given the freedom to detain suspects without a warrant for up to 24 days, arrest without warrant and detain people critical of the administration on the basis of social media posts.

Philippines President Duterte set to sign bill aimed at stifling dissent

Philippines: New anti-terrorism law targets dissent

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