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RODRIGO DUTERTE

President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a gathering in the city of Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 13, 2016.
BOILING POINT
Nov 13, 2024
Philippines says it would be obliged to comply if Interpol seeks ex-president Duterte's arrest
The Philippine government said it would be obliged to comply if Duterte's arrest was sought over his war on drugs.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte attends a Senate probe on the drug war during his administration, in Manila on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 29, 2024
Duterte’s drug war becomes flash point in Philippines rivalry
He defended the operation that killed thousands during his presidency amid a deepening feud between his clan and incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on July 22. Marcos is bolstering his base by endorsing big local names for the Senate, including three former movie actors, the daughter of the country's richest man and two of his presidential election rivals.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 1, 2024
Marcos-Duterte battle looms as Philippines prepares for midterm election
The May 2025 election will give President Marcos a chance to consolidate power, which the influential Duterte family is determined to stop after a falling-out.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 10, 2024
FBI’s most-wanted pastor’s arrest puts Philippine's Duterte on defense
Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, is wanted by the FBI for alleged sexual abuse, human trafficking and smuggling.
A video recording of Apollo Quiboloy is streamed inside his megachurch compound in Davao City, Philippines on Aug. 31. Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Philippines arrests Duterte’s pastor as feud with Marcos deepens
Apollo Quiboloy, the 74-year-old founder of an evangelical church who is wanted by the FBI, was arrested in Davao City after weeks of police operation.
Rodrigo Duterte is being investigated by the International Criminal Court over his signature "war on drugs" campaign, where thousands were gunned down in what authorities called vigilante killings during his 2016-22 presidency.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2024
Duterte's senate election bid poses threat to former ally Marcos
The political challenges by the Duterte family could upset the Philippine president's hopes of consolidating power so he can groom a potential successor for 2028.
Then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds a sniper rifle next to outgoing Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa during the National Police chief handover ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City, in metro Manila, in April 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2024
Years later, Philippines reckons with Duterte’s brutal drug war
The violence unleashed by the former Philippine leader is finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte in Manila on Jan. 28, 2024. Duterte resigned from the Cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday, the presidential palace said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 20, 2024
Philippine vice president exits Marcos Cabinet as alliance collapses
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte resigning from two key posts might give her more power to go against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 8, 2024
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
China has accused the Philippines of reneging on a "gentlemen's agreement" concerning activities in the South China Sea.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., (center) speaks during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2024
Marcos questions ‘secret’ Duterte-China deal on sea dispute
Duterte said the verbal agreement involved keeping the status quo.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was quick to play down the tensions, saying that the coalition was still intact.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 2, 2024
'Open warfare': Philippines' Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles
The alliance between the two was always expected to collapse, but analysts are surprised by how soon the gloves have come off.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2023
What's the state of Philippine human rights under Marcos?
Marcos had been a vocal supporter of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte's drug war that killed thousands of people, and publicly praised his dictator father's rule.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2023
Marcos takes relations with Japan to new heights
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Japan in order to cement a more comprehensive relationship — particularly in the realm security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2022
Philippine corpse-whisperer seeks justice for drug war victims
A forensic pathologists is helping rights groups gather evidence that one day could be used in court against police accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022
Marcos administration changing tack on foreign policy in the Philippines
The newly elected president has canceled major projects with China and Russia, while openly welcoming expanded trade and investment ties with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2022
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte, infamous for deadly drug war, to end term as president
His daughter Sara's victory in the vice presidential race on May 9 showed his popularity remains sky-high, six years after being swept to power on a promise to rid the country of drugs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2022
From pariah to president: Marcos Jr. takes over Philippines' top job
Marcos Jr., known by his nickname 'Bongbong,' will succeed Rodrigo Duterte in the top job on Thursday after his landslide victory in last month's elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2022
From the bones of victims, a doctor unearths the Philippine drug war’s true toll
Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun is using her skills to show how other doctors falsely claimed some victims of the country's drug war had died natural deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2022
No quiet retirement for Philippines' Duterte when Marcos takes over
Efforts to put the outgoing leader on trial for thousands of killings in his 'war on drugs' appear unlikely to prosper, however.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2022
Marcos Jr.’s rise is grounds for outrage — but hold the shock
It's troubling enough that a Marcos will again lead the Philippines. Bongbong will need deftness in a world as complicated as any his father faced.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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