Rodrigo Duterte
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Duterte: ‘I was gay’ and other outrageous comments by the president
In Depth Philippines strongman claims he ‘cured’ himself of homosexuality
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Rodrigo Duterte calls women ‘bitches’ at gender equality event
Speed Read Philippines president rebukes audience of female police and military officers for criticising him
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Sri Lankan government recruiting hangmen as drug war escalates
Speed Read Executioners needed as President Maithripala Sirisena ends moratorium on capital punishment
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Philippines president backs plan to change country’s name
Speed Read Rodrigo Duterte says current name is a legacy of Spanish colonisers
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Second Philippine mayor gunned down in 24 hours
Speed Read Opposition blames ‘culture of violence’ created by President Duterte’s brutal war on drugs
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Duterte sparks outrage by calling God ‘a stupid son of a bitch’
In Depth Outspoken Philippine president rules a largely Catholic population
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Rodrigo Duterte steps up his bloody drug war
Speed Read Police in the Philippines shoot dead 13 people and arrest 100 more in a single day
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Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte calls for ICC mass exodus
Speed Read ‘Trump of the East’ has withdrawn from court after it launched an inquiry into extrajudicial killings
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Is Rodrigo Duterte the ‘Trump of the East’?
In Depth Filipino president is also known for his ‘tough talking’, but human rights abuses separate him from US counterpart
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President Duterte: ‘Kill my son if drug rumours are true’
Speed Read Paolo Duterte, son of the Philippines President, is accused of gang activity and importing drugs
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Villains of 2016
In Depth Some of the faces that have been cropping up this year for all the wrong reasons
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Week in pictures: 15-21 October
In Depth From Rodrigo Duterte's China visit to Tracy Brabin's by-election win, these are the images of the last seven days
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Rodrigo Duterte: Philippines President likens himself to Hitler
Speed Read Leader says he would be 'happy' if his campaign against drug dealers was as effective as the Holocaust
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