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Rodrigo Duterte
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What the Philippines Tells Us About the Broken Promises of Human Rights
By Chito Gascon
The 'Strongmen Era' Is Here. Here’s What It Means for You
By Ian Bremmer
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By Kate Samuelson
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: One Year On
By Joseph Hincks
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Philippine Lawmakers Demand Answers On President's Health
Duterte has taken his fourth consecutive day of leave amid an escalating crisis in the country's south
By Kevin Lui
June 16, 2017
Beijing Is Winning the Battle to Control the South China Sea
Almost a third of the world’s trade, worth $5 trillion annually, passes through the vital but disputed waterway
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
May 19, 2017
Rodrigo Duterte Comparison Didn't Bother Trump
President Trump decision to extend a White House invitation this weekend to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is drawing condemnation from rights groups and doubts within the Administration. But the President—who pushed a tough-on-crime...
By Zeke J Miller
May 1, 2017
Rodrigo Duterte Wins the 2017 TIME 100 Reader Poll
The official TIME 100 list will be announced on Thursday
By TIME Staff
April 16, 2017
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
By Joseph Hincks
March 21, 2017
Q&A: Philippine Vice President Condemns Drug War
Leni Robredo says many Filipinos refuse to "give up the fight for the rights of our countrymen"
By Joseph Hincks
March 15, 2017
Philippines Vice President Slams Duterte's Drug War
Robredo details the lesser known human-rights abuses that occur beyond the headlines
By Joseph Hincks
March 14, 2017
Exclusive: Inside the Cell of Duterte's 'First Political Prisoner'
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
By Nash Jenkins / Manila
February 25, 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Fiercest Critic Arrested
"I have long prepared myself to be a political prisoner of this regime," she said
By Nash Jenkins
February 23, 2017
Photographers in the Philippines Recall Harrowing Scenes of the Drug War
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,...
By Andrew Katz
February 23, 2017
Duterte Say He'll Quit If Rival Can Prove Embezzlement
Sen. Antonio Trillanes accuses Duterte of hoarding nearly $40 million
By Kevin Lui
February 17, 2017
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"
By Nash Jenkins
February 14, 2017
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"
By Nash Jenkins
December 21, 2016
Philippine Lawmakers Want Facts on Duterte Opioid Use
Lawmakers demand transparency after Duterte, the scourge of Philippine drug users, admitted last week to abusing fentanyl
By Kevin Lui
December 19, 2016
Meet the Woman Leading the Fight Against Duterte's Drug War
Senator Leila de Lima has put her career, reputation and personal safety on the line to fight President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Can she survive savage character assassination and brutal political and popular opposition in order to save the Philippines?
By Nash Jenkins / Manila
December 15, 2016
Philippines' Duterte Offers a Glimpse of What Trump Foreign Policy Might Be Like
Both the Philippine President and the U.S. Republican presidential candidate have irked traditional allies and move closer to rivals
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
October 27, 2016
How Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is Shaking Up the South China Sea
A populist leader sends mixed messages in Asia
By Hannah Beech/Shanghai
October 27, 2016
Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong on the U.S. Election, Free Trade and Why Government Isn't a Startup
"Maybe Americans feel they don’t need the rest of the world anymore"
By Ian Bremmer / Singapore
October 26, 2016
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on America's Declining Influence in Asia
The U.S. is in danger of losing the region
By Ian Bremmer/Singapore
October 26, 2016
A Brief History of U.S.-Philippine Relations
The connections between the Philippines and the U.S. run deep, and have sometimes been fraught, but would be very difficult to cut
By Joseph Hincks
October 26, 2016
After China, Rodrigo Duterte Calls on 'Runner-Up' Japan
His visit is shorter, and with far less financial and geopolitical incentive at stake
By Hannah Beech
October 25, 2016
Beijing's Adroit Diplomacy Is Isolating the U.S. in Asia
While Washington has been diverted by the Middle East and an acrimonious presidential election, Beijing has been scoring strategic coup after coup
By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
October 21, 2016
Philippine President Duterte Pivots on South China Sea
Resumption of bilateral talks impede U.S.-backed calls for a regional code of conduct over maritime disputes
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
October 20, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's China Charm Offensive
Having sanctioned thousands of extrajudicial killings, Duterte says his visit to China is “the defining moment of my presidency”
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
October 19, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Makes First China Visit
The Philippine President's diplomatic overtures to Beijing are a cause of concern for Washington
By Charlie Campbell / Beijing
October 18, 2016
Philippine Foreign Minister: End 'Dependency' on the U.S.
His extraordinary comments come as President Duterte says the U.S. and E.U. should "go ahead" and withdraw aid to the country if they are unhappy with his war on drugs
By Tekendra Parmar
October 7, 2016
'Nazi Tweet' Backlash Against Philippine U.N. Ambassador
Petition calls for the rejection of his imminent appointment to the U.N.
By Tekendra Parmar
October 5, 2016
Philippines: Duterte Threatens to End Defense Pact with U.S.
The move would be in response to heightened criticism of Duterte's drug war from U.S. officials and lawmakers
By Kevin Lui
October 3, 2016
Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte Responds to E.U. With Profanity
The Philippine leader's war on drugs has seen more than 3,000 people killed
By TIME Staff
September 21, 2016
U.K. Aristocrat's Daughter Killed in Philippine Drug War
Aurora Moynihan was found dead on a Manila street
By Tekendra Parmar
September 19, 2016
Rodrigo Duterte Wants 'Six More Months' for Drug War
"The problem is ... I can’t kill them all," he said
By Tekendra Parmar
September 19, 2016
Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s War On Drugs
Around 11 p.m. on July 25, Restituto Castro received an anonymous text message asking him to leave his house in northern Manila and go to the corner of the MacArthur Highway. Just hours earlier, the...
By Rishi Iyengar/Manila
September 15, 2016
Philippine President Duterte Calls for Removal of U.S. Troops
The Southeast Asian leader said the Islamic militants in his country would target Westerners
By Rishi Iyengar
September 13, 2016
Duterte Will 'Respect' Indonesia's Decision on Filipina Maid Convicted of Drug Smuggling
Mary Jane Veloso has been granted an indefinite reprieve while she testifies against her alleged recruiters
By Yenni Kwok
September 12, 2016
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Reveals What He Told President Obama
"President Obama, I'm President Duterte. I never made that statement, check it out."
By Daniel White
September 9, 2016
'I Will Eat You Alive,' Philippine President Tells Terrorists
"Just give me vinegar and salt"
By Rishi Iyengar
September 6, 2016
Philippine Equities Plunge, Erasing Duterte Rally
Foreign fund withdrawals have accelerated the decline
By TIME Staff
September 1, 2016
Inside Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's War on Drugs
As the body count soars, some say the real threat to the Philippines is not drugs but the President himself
By Rishi Iyengar / Manila
August 25, 2016
Philippines' Duterte Fires 'Thousands' of Officials
The bombastic President also threatened to pull the country from the U.N.
By Nash Jenkins
August 22, 2016
'Rodrigo Duterte Is Going to Get Away With Murder'
A culture of impunity protects him in the way it does many Philippine politicians
By Miguel Syjuco
August 16, 2016
Philippines: Duterte Threatens 'Martial Law' in War on Drugs
His comments on Tuesday come amid an ongoing spat with the country's judiciary
By Nash Jenkins
August 10, 2016
Outcry as Hundreds Killed in Philippines Drug Crackdown
Death toll estimates range from 420 to over 700
By Casey Quackenbush
August 3, 2016
Rodrigo Duterte Sworn In as President of the Philippines
Here are the five big challenges he will face in his term
By Charlie Campbell
June 30, 2016
Rodrigo Duterte Meets With Islamist Rebels
He is thought to hold sway with rebel leaders given his decades-long tenure as mayor of the southern city of Davao
By Amanda Calvo
June 20, 2016
U.N. Rights Experts Slam Duterte
The President-elect is accused of sending "a permissive signal to potential killers"
By Simon Lewis
June 7, 2016
Duterte Says Journalists 'Not Exempted From Assassination'
The Philippines is considered one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists
By Simon Lewis
June 1, 2016
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