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Philippines’ Duterte Will Not Cooperate With ICC Probe Into Killings
Rights groups and critics of the drug killings have welcomed the step by the ICC, saying a full-scale investigation will bring justice closer for the thousands of people killed in Duterte's bloody war on drugs.
Duterte Sees Daughter, Boxer Pacquiao, Marcos Son As Among Possible Successors
Duterte, who is barred by the constitution from seeking re-election, will end his six-year term in June 2022. His party is encouraging him to run as vice president.
Philippines Tells China to Mind Its Own Business Over Maritime Drills
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, where about $3 trillion worth of ship-borne trade passes each year. In 2016, an arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that claim, which Beijing bases on its old maps, was inconsistent with international law.
DiCaprio, Katy Perry Urge Biden To Refuse Brazil Environment Deal
The signatories also include actors Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Rosario Dawson, Uzo Aduba, Sigourney Weaver, Jane Fonda, Alec Baldwin and Orlando Bloom as well as musicians Caetano Veloso and Philip Glass.
The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte says there's no chance she'll run for the presidency next year. Her father says the presidency is no job for a woman.
Philippines Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Vessels in Disputed Waters
The foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had reminded Huang that the Philippines had won a landmark arbitration case in 2016, which backed its sovereign entitlements amid rival claims by China.
Philippines Turns Up Heat on China Over Boats Massing in South China Sea
In some of the strongest words yet from Duterte's camp about China's conduct in the South China Sea, his lawyer Salvador Panelo called the prolonged presence of boats an unwelcome stain on relations that risked "unwanted hostilities that both countries would rather not pursue".