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Duterte says last half of his term 'most dangerous' for drug suspects
'The last 3 years of my term will be the most dangerous for people into drugs,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in a gathering of mayors

Duterte vows protection for barangay chiefs unjustly accused of drug war deaths
The President says he would arm barangay leaders serious about fighting drugs and would 'intervene' if cases are filed against them over deaths

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SONA 2016: The Duterte promise tracker
What has President Rodrigo Duterte done in his first month in power to fulfill his campaign promises?

CAMPAIGN NOTES: 10 things I learned about Duterte on the campaign trail
Some amusing things I ve observed about Duterte: he isn t laway conscious and he can be a gentleman

Duterte to ‘unimpressed’ businessmen: I will hire economic minds
The Davao City mayor reminds businessmen he is willing to copy the best programs of the Aquino administration and even those proposed by rival presidential bets

Duterte admits receiving properties, cars from Quiboloy
(UPDATED) Duterte says of the rich pastor, 'He donates [gifts] in the name of God, para makatrabaho ako, para wala akong takot'. Is he liable for graft?

Duterte to AMLC: How is military able to look inside bank accounts?
The Davao City mayor also admits he has a BPI dollar account containing his savings of 5 000

Duterte: Details of BPI bank account to be disclosed May 2
[I told them] to open it on Monday in front of Trillanes and [Atty Sal] Panelo Allow Panelo to explain first the legal ramifications says the Davao City mayor

Duterte 'lacked substance' in Makati business forum
The presidential bet explains his platform on crime education and health but leaves top businessmen with questions about his economic policies

Why Duterte's message of 'care and power' attracts
Duterte s advantage over his rivals with political machinery lies in his emotionally attached supporters say analysts

Duterte proposes OFW department
The presidential bet also proposes to establish a system of banks through which OFWs could channel their remittances

The story behind Rodrigo Duterte's 'apology'
I might have really okayed it but to say I really read it carefully no it just passed through my hands says Duterte about his apology for his rape remarks

Duterte apologizes for rape remarks
UPDATED There was no intention of disrespecting our women and those who have been victims of this horrible crime Sometimes my mouth can get the better of me admits Duterte

To forgive or not to forgive Duterte?
A scroll through social media feeds reveals an upheaval as voters weigh in on Rodrigo Duterte s controversial remark about rape

Australia amid Duterte quip: Rape is not a joke
Violence against women and girls is unacceptable anytime anywhere Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely says

Duterte: Not sorry for rape remark, that's how I speak
UPDATED I am willing to lose the presidency Do not make me apologize for something which I did which was called for at the moment says the Davao City mayor
VIRAL: Video of Duterte joking about raped Australian woman
Netizens blast the presidential bet for making a tasteless joke

Duterte’s last resort on West PH Sea: Let’s not insist on ownership
The presidential bet says leaving the issue of ownership behind can lead to a better deal with China if there is no progress with the international case being pursued by the Philippines

Duterte bares details of 3-to-6-month anti-crime plan
The Davao City mayor says he will raise the drug problem to the level of a national security threat and create a ranger trained division in the army

Cainta NPC mayor endorses Duterte
Mayor Kit Nieto hosts a campaign rally for Duterte in the vote rich town in a region where Duterte badly needs more support

Brother of LP's Governor Mangudadatu supports Duterte
Jong Mangudadatu former mayor of Buluan in Maguindanao announces his support for Duterte even if members of his family are members of the Liberal Party

Duterte’s dream legacy: 3 major train lines across PH
Where would he get the funds for such an expensive project? One option he says is China

Duterte's 'oops' moment with the Mexican ambassador
Duterte jokes about the absurdity of traveling to Mexico with its incidents of drug related crimes The audience reacts because the Mexican ambassador is among them

Duterte to Binay: No extrajudicial killings, I still have values
I do not do that says Duterte about extrajudicial killings after Binay accuses him of being an executioner

Duterte dares Roxas on anti-crime promise: Try me
Takot kang pumatay? Takot kang mamatay? Subukan mo ako Maghawak ka ng shabu sa harap ko pasasabugin ko ‘yang ulo mo says Duterte in response to Roxas

Making sense of Duterte's rise in The Standard poll
Duterte threatens to take the Visayas vote from Roxas Poe and Roxas have taken over in the Zamboanga Peninsula while Binay is catching up with Duterte in ARMM

Pope Francis 'offers prayers' for Duterte after receiving letter
UPDATED The Vatican responds to a letter that presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte sent to Pope Francis last January

Duterte operates in zone of 'cursed and sacred'
Academics try to unravel the popular mayor in a forum in UP Diliman

Bukidnon governor Jose Zubiri Jr endorses Duterte
But Zubiri says most local leaders in the province support Liberal Party vice presidential bet Leni Robredo instead of Duterte s running mate Alan Peter Cayetano

After joking about killing loudmouths, Duterte vows media protection
While his camp says his anti crime stance protects media Duterte jokes about killing talkative people without due process

Duterte: Roxas perpetuates Manila-centrism
Dismissing federalism is an excuse for them to hang on to power Imperial Manila says Mindanaoan presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte: Becoming a dictator would dishonor my mother
So I will dishonor the memory of my mother by following the person she helped put down? says Duterte referring to his mother who was part of the anti Marcos movement in Davao City

Duterte promises airport for extreme Northern Luzon
In Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region Duterte continues to make his pitch for federalism

12 elements of a Rodrigo Duterte campaign speech
Any voter seeking to understand Duterte should listen to at least two full speeches of his

Duterte's birthday plans: Matutulog lang ako
I’ll sleep the whole day That’s the tradition I have never celebrated a birthday in my life says the presidential bet who is turning 71 on March 28 2016

Southern Leyte governor from LP, but 'can't say no' to Duterte
Not supporting Duterte would be a betrayal of his province and his people says Governor Roger Mercado who belongs to the Liberal Party

Rodrigo Duterte's little timekeeper
His campaign team has a secret weapon to help him stay on schedule on the campaign trail: his youngest daughter Veronica

New Duterte ads depict him as protector of children
Sa kanila nanggagaling ang tapang ko says Rodrigo Duterte about street children in his latest political ads

Duterte to Binay: If we're both corrupt, let's withdraw together
Davao City is not Makati City Duterte is not Binay says the Mindanaoan presidential bet after refuting allegations of corruption from the vice president s camp

Duterte-Cayetano's promise of change for Haiyan's ground zero
Will the 1 15 million voters in Leyte province go for the Duterte Cayetano tandem’s brand of change?

Crowd in Tacloban cheers as Duterte pokes fun at Roxas, Binay
He cannot handle a crisis says Duterte of Roxas who led Yolanda relief efforts from Tacloban City in the days right after the storm hit land

Duterte on governance: You have to be ‘like’ a dictator
The reality is that Filipinos have become used to thinking that following the law is optional the presidential candidate tells UP Los Baños students

UPLB students to Duterte: Give us direct answers
Students ask Duterte hard questions and his answers draw mixed reactions

Duterte is Laylo poll's 'small winner'
The Mindanaoan presidential bet is the only candidate who can boast of a rise in numbers across all survey categories of the February 24 to March 1 Laylo poll

Can Duterte-Cayetano win in Valenzuela City?
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte doesn’t meet with Mayor Rex Gatchalian who also happens to be the spokesman of his rival Grace Poe

Duterte: If Poe turns out to be American, 'naloko na'
Mabuti pa kay Trump na lang kayo bumoto o kay Hillary pareho lang rin says presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte plans to discuss EDCA, China with US embassy
The presidential bet says he was invited by the US embassy to meet with them Other candidates have likely been approached as well he says

Duterte: Federalism allows regions to keep most of their income
In vote rich Rizal province Duterte proposes a federal system in which regions keep 70 of their income and send only 30 to the central government

Campaign Trail: Where candidates are, March 7-13
UPDATED Presidential candidates head to different regions as they begin their second month of campaigning
