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Duterte Appears to Close the Door on Legalizing Gay Marriage

On the campaign trail he referred to an “error in the Bible” that stated unions should only be between men and women

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The Philippine Senator has led the fight against Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. She was arrested on Friday on charges of drug trafficking. TIME gained access to the Manila detention center where she is being held

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"I have long prepared myself to be a political prisoner of this regime," she said

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More than 7,000 people in the Philippines have been killed in President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against drugs since July. According to statistics released by the country's national police, cited by Rappler and Human Rights Watch,...

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Local photographers on the frontline of Duterte's drug war reflect on the images that moved them most   By Andrew Katz A teenage "John Doe" lies on a mortuary table, dead from multiple gunshot wounds....

Duterte Say He'll Quit If Rival Can Prove Embezzlement

Sen. Antonio Trillanes accuses Duterte of hoarding nearly $40 million

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The Loudest Critic of Duterte's War on Drugs Is Preparing for Arrest

Senator Leila de Lima, who faces drug trafficking charges, says she is "prepared to be arrested"

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In Manila, Death Comes By Night

Since Duterte took office in late June, more than 6,000 people have been killed in his campaign to purge the Philippines of illegal drugs and those associated with them, according to reliable estimates by local...

James Taylor Cancels Show Because of Duterte's Drug War

"I don't think of my music as particularly political but sometimes one is called upon to make a political stand"

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