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Philippines' Duterte calls for "closer international cooperation" at APEC
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila, November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called for "closer international cooperation" at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, to speed up global economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Daughter of Philippine President Duterte files her candidacy for 2022 Vice
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Nov. 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday filed her candidacy for vice president in the May 2022 elections.
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Duterte agrees to run as Philippine Vice President in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the endorsement of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as its vice presidential candidate in 2022, the party said on Tuesday.
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Philippine President Duterte delivers State of the Nation Address
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint session of Congress on Monday.
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Former Philippine president Benigno Aquino dies at age of 61
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 24 (ANI): Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III died at the age of 61 early on Thursday, after a prolonged illness, according to media reports.
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Philippine President refuses to withdraw navy from South China Sea amid te
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he will not withdraw navy and coastguard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea and insisted that the country's sovereignty over the waters is "not negotiable".
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Philippine president names new armed forces chief of staff
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte named Army Chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday.
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Philippine President bars daughter from presidential elections, says presi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 15 (ANI): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday made a sexist remark stating that women aren't cut out to be the president of the country and barred his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio from running for president in 2022 elections, reported Manila Times.
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Philippines extends UK travel ban amid new virus strain
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 27 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the entry of new coronavirus strain in the country, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday extended the ban on all flights from the United Kingdom for two more weeks, reported Manila Times.
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Philippine President extends state of calamity by 1 year due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extended on Friday the state of calamity over COVID-19 by one year to September 2021.
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Phase 3 trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine to start in Philippines in Octo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Phase 3 clinical trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine will be held in the Philippines from October to March, Philippine presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Thursday.
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Philippine President Duterte volunteers to be test subject for Russia-made
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Aug 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he would volunteer to take the Russia-made coronavirus vaccine to test it, and the country's government on Tuesday voiced a readiness to cooperate with Moscow on the vaccine's clinical trials a
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