Chuyên mục: Philippines

Duterte hopes Russia will become Philippines’ ally and protector

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Channel News Asia

  • Posted 06 Jan 2017 17:40

President Rodrigo Duterte returns the salute of a military officer (not pictured) as he leads the death anniversary celebration of Filipino national hero Dr Jose Rizal in Manila, Philippines December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel/Files

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he hoped Moscow, a rival of the Philippine’s traditional ally the United States, would become his country’s ally and protector as he toured one of the two Russian warships on a four-day visit to Manila.

Duterte’s remarks came a day after Russia’s ambassador said his country was ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons and aims to become its close friend. Tiếp tục đọc “Duterte hopes Russia will become Philippines’ ally and protector” →

Philippines rights body to probe Duterte killing boast

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 23 Dec 2016 02:31
  • Updated 23 Dec 2016 02:40

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo: AFP/Wallace Woon)

MANILA: The Philippines’ independent rights watchdog said on Thursday (Dec 22) it will investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s boasts he killed criminals years ago, invoking a strong rebuke from the Filipino leader against a United Nations official who called for the murder probe.

Duterte, who is waging an anti-drugs war that has left thousands dead, said last week that he helped police kill three suspected kidnappers early in the first of his several terms as mayor of the southern city of Davao. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines rights body to probe Duterte killing boast” →

Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines Calls U.N. Human Rights Chief an ‘Idiot’

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“You there in the United Nations, you do not know diplomacy,” Mr. Duterte said. “You do not know how to behave, to be an employee of the United Nations. You do not talk to me like that, you son of a bitch.”

Mr. Duterte’s denunciations were directed at Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, who called on Tuesday for the authorities in the Philippines to begin an investigation after Mr. Duterte boasted about personally gunning down criminal suspects while mayor of Davao City.

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Tàu ngầm Mỹ trong cảng Subic – 4 kỳ

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  • Kỳ 1: Trở lại sau 20 năm
  • Kỳ 2: Bến cũ, người xưa và…
  • Kỳ 3: Chiếc USS Louisville từ đâu tới?
  • Kỳ 4: Ngó trước ngó sau
USS Louisville từ đâu tới?
Một góc vịnh Subic năm 1990 – Ảnh: d.r.sanner

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Tàu ngầm Mỹ trong cảng Subic

09/07/2012 11:01 GMT+7

 

TT – Nó nằm đó thù lù “một cục” trên bờ kè sát con đường Water Front cảng Subic, chiếc tàu ngầm hạt nhân USS Louisville của hạm đội 7 Mỹ, sáng nay thứ tư 27-6. Thật yên ả thả neo trên bến cảng ngày nào là căn cứ hải – không quân Mỹ.

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Philippines Should Investigate Rodrigo Duterte for Murder, U.N. Official Urges

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By NICK CUMMING-BRUCEDEC. 20, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, center, during a visit to Singapore this month. Mr. Duterte has said that he killed people when he was mayor of the city of Davao. Wong Maye-E/Associated Press

GENEVA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines should be formally investigated by judicial authorities in his country for murder after he claimed to have personally killed people suspected of committing crimes, the top human rights official at the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, was responding to comments that Mr. Duterte made at a news conference on Friday in which he said that he had shot and killed “about three” men during his years as mayor of the southern city of Davao.

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Philippines to ‘set aside’ South China Sea tribunal ruling to avoid imposing on Beijing

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The Guardian

Philippines president Duterte says: ‘I will not impose anything on China’ despite fresh report showing militarisation of disputed reefs

A satellite image of what appears to be anti-aircraft guns and other systems on the artificial island Hughes Reef in the South China Sea.
A satellite image of what appears to be anti-aircraft guns and other systems on the artificial island Hughes Reef in the South China Sea. Photograph: DigitalGlobe/Reuters

Associated Press

Saturday 17 December 2016 00.56 EST

The Philippine president has said he would “set aside” a ruling by an international arbitration tribunal that invalidated Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea, because he doesn’t want to impose on China. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines to ‘set aside’ South China Sea tribunal ruling to avoid imposing on Beijing” →

U.S. withholds aid to Philippines after Duterte boasts of looking for people to kill

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Japan Times

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives for a meeting Wednesday in Phnom Penh. The U.S. said Thursday it is withholding a major aid package to the Philippines and is deeply troubled by a boast from the nation’s leader that he used to drive around looking for criminals to kill. | AP

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Washington – The United States said Thursday it is withholding a major aid package to the Philippines and is deeply troubled by a boast from the nation’s leader that he used to drive around looking for criminals to kill.

It was the latest sign of strain in U.S.-Philippine relations since President Rodrigo Duterte launched a crackdown on illegal drugs has led to thousands of deaths in police gunbattles. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. withholds aid to Philippines after Duterte boasts of looking for people to kill” →

‘I Cannot Lie,’ Rodrigo Duterte Says, Confirming He Did Kill People as Mayor

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By RUSSELL GOLDMANDEC. 16, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Friday in Singapore. Officials loyal to Mr. Duterte have tried to soften his boasts of having killed people, saying he has a tendency to exaggerate. Wong Maye-E/Associated Press

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines confirmed on Friday that he had personally pulled the trigger and killed three people as mayor of Davao City, doubling down on boastful comments he made this week, which loyalists had tried to deny.

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Vì sao ngư dân Philippines “được phép” tiếp cận bãi cạn Scarborough?

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18:00 14/12/2016

ANTG – Các chuyên gia phân tích quốc tế đánh giá việc Trung Quốc để ngư dân Philippines trở lại ngư trường Scarborough chỉ là một biến tướng mới của chiêu bài biến khu vực không có tranh chấp thành khu vực tranh chấp rồi tiến tới “gác tranh chấp để cùng khai thác lợi ích chung” mà nước này vẫn sử dụng trên Biển Đông.

Tàu Trung Quốc di chuyển gần tàu đánh bắt cá của ngư dân Philippines ở bãi cạn Scarborough.

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Philippine lawmakers file criminal case against Duterte critic

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Reuters Dec 13, 2016 Japan Times

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies in Congress on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an outspoken critic of a surge of extrajudicial killings unleashed by the president’s campaign against drugs. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine lawmakers file criminal case against Duterte critic” →

Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed people

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People gather around the body of a woman still clutching a child’s school bag after she was shot in an apparent drug-related killing while walking with her two children to school in a poor neighborhood in Manila on Dec. 8. | AP

AFP-JIJI Japan Times Dec 14, 2016

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.

Duterte made the comments in a speech to businessmen on Monday night as he discussed his campaign to eradicate illegal drugs, in which police and unknown assailants have killed thousands of people since he became president on June 30. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed people” →

‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’

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New York Times

Photographs and Text by DANIEL BEREHULAK DEC. 7, 2016

Inside President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal antidrug campaign in the Philippines, our photojournalist documented 57 homicide victims over 35 days.

YOU HEAR A MURDER SCENE before you see it: The desperate cries of a new widow. The piercing sirens of approaching police cars. The thud, thud, thud of the rain drumming on the pavement of a Manila alleyway — and on the back of Romeo Torres Fontanilla.

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Manila Catholic churches pray executions not reinstated

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ALJAZEERA

Catholic Churches across Manila signal opposition to legislative move to bring back executions on at least 20 crimes.

Catholic nuns protest drug-related extrajudicial killings on International Human Rights Day in Manila on December 10 [Reuters]

Roman Catholic churches in Manila have read a prayer against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to re-impose the death penalty on heinous crimes, including drug-related offences. Tiếp tục đọc “Manila Catholic churches pray executions not reinstated” →

Investigators: Philippine police killed jailed mayor

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ALJAZEERA

Probe contradicts President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that imprisoned mayor linked to illegal drugs died in a gun battle.

Rolando Espinosa was mayor of Albuera town in the eastern province of Leyte [File: Mark R Cristiano/EPA]
Rolando Espinosa was mayor of Albuera town in the eastern province of Leyte [File: Mark R Cristiano/EPA]

Philippine police killed a town mayor linked to illegal drugs while he was helpless in a prison cell, justice department investigators alleged.

The National Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday that it filed murder complaints against two dozen police officers and personnel last week after a probe showed they shot dead Mayor Rolando Espinosa and his cellmate Raul Yap in the central province of Leyte in November. Tiếp tục đọc “Investigators: Philippine police killed jailed mayor” →

India, China, Russia consult on Asia Pacific; get Philippines backing

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Bangkok | Fri, December 2, 2016 | 01:31 pm

India, China, Russia consult on Asia Pacific; get Philippines backing A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of an island in South China Sea on display with Chinese words that read: “South China Sea, our beautiful motherland, we won’t let go an inch” in Weifang in east China’s Shandong province. (Chinatopix via AP/-)

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