Rodrigo Duterte

Monday, 20 September 2021

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Kusug keeps alliance with PDP-Laban

Sun Star 20 Sep 2021

LOCAL political party Kugi Uswag Sugbo (Kusug) will continue to uphold its alliance with the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), and it will cast its lot with the faction that is behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s candidacy for Vice President in the 2022 elections.

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Palace: No Rody links to Davao Death Squad

Manila Standard Today 20 Sep 2021

Malcañang denied that President Rodrigo Duterte is linked to the alleged Davao Death Squad (DDS) but confirmed the vigilante group is real ... that then mayor Duterte Rodrigo Duterte was involved,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in an interview on ABS-CBN.

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Duterte drug war enforcer says prefers to be 'hanged' in the Philippines

Urdu Point 20 Sep 2021

The main architect of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war said Monday he would rather be "convicted and even hanged" by a Filipino court than a foreign one for his role in the deadly crackdown.

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Philippines to reopen 120 schools for in-person classes

Gulf News 20 Sep 2021

The Philippines will reopen up to 120 schools for limited in-person classes for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in a pilot approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, officials said Monday.President Rodrigo Duterte rejected previous proposals for fear children could catch COVID-19.

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Philippines to reopen 120 schools for limited face-to-face classes

Gulf News 20 Sep 2021

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Supporters urge Sara: Run regardless of dad’s VP plans

Manila Standard Today 20 Sep 2021

Supporters of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday urged her to ... “I believe that Mayor Duterte is the best person to succeed her father,” said former congressman and President Rodrigo Duterte’s own adviser on political affairs, Secretary Jacinto Paras.

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Just for transparency: Duterte says he's not attacking Red Cross

Manila Bulletin 20 Sep 2021

President Duterte insisted that he is not attacking the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) but is only demanding transparency from the organization as he insisted on having it audited by the Commission on Audit (COA). President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN).

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Boxing star to run for Philippines president

FBC News 20 Sep 2021

Incumbent Rodrigo Duterte is barred from another term but has been picked by a rival party faction to run for vice-president, a move critics say is an attempt to cling to power ... He is a popular figure in his home country but faces an uphill battle, trailing in opinion polls consistently topped by Sara Duterte-Carpio.

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Duterte has stern warning for COA chief amid alleged 'hesitancy' to audit PH Red Cross

Manila Bulletin 20 Sep 2021

President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and COA Chairman Michael Aguinaldo (Photos from Malacañang, Zoom). This, after Duterte got wind of alleged “hesitancy” from Aguinaldo to carry out an audit of the international aid organization ... The PRC is chaired by Senator Richard Gordon–Duterte’s nemesis as of late.

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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao to run for president in Philippines

Irish Independent 20 Sep 2021

Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao yesterday officially announced he was running for president in next year’s elections, potentially facing off with incumbent state leader Rodrigo Duterte’s chosen successor. Mr Pacquiao (42) was nominated by a faction of PDP-Laban, the ruling party that fielded Mr Duterte in 2016.

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Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Asahi News 20 Sep 2021

Another faction of the same party earlier this month nominated President Rodrigo Duterte to be its vice presidential candidate, and Duterte’s former aide, Sen ... Duterte, who is forbidden by the constitution from seeking a second six-year term, has accepted the nomination, but Go has declined to run for president.

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Probe alleged ‘false positive’ COVID-19 test results from PRC, Duterte tells DOH

The Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Sep 2021

... test results from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), President Rodrigo Duterte said in his weekly taped briefing that aired on Monday.

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Supporters still hopeful Mayor Sara will run for president

Manila Bulletin 20 Sep 2021

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (PCOO) ... Jim Mindorosaid that as much as they respect the agreement that Mayor Sara made with her father, President Rodrigo Duterte that only one of them will run for a national position in next year’s election, her supporters would still want her to become the next president.

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Palace: Pacquiao prexy bid ok but not under PDP

Manila Standard Today 20 Sep 2021

Malacañang said Senator Manny Pacquiao is free to seek the presidency in next year’s elections, but not under the ruling party PDP-Laban which is led by its chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte ... Bong Go and Duterte were endorsed as the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates.

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Boxer-turned-politician Pacquiao to run for Philippines president

Dawn 20 Sep 2021

“The time is now — we are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership,” said Pacquiao, as he accepted the nomination of a rival faction in President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruling party ... “For those asking what are my qualifications, have you ever experienced hunger?” Pacquiao asked the national assembly held by the anti-Duterte faction of PDP-Laban.