Duterte, who has been president since 2016, is ineligible to seek another term in the next year’s presidential vote. His ruling PDP-Laban party instead nominated the 76-year-old for the position of vice-president. But Duterte announced on Saturday that he won’t be running for VP, saying that he had made this …
Read More »President Rodrigo Duterte declares ICC ‘no longer has jurisdiction’ over Philippines after it launches probe into his war on drugs
The ICC gave its prosecutor the green light on Wednesday to investigate allegations of crimes committed in the Philippines between 2011 and 2019 as part of Duterte’s war on drugs. According to a statement from the international body, the court’s probe is justified due to concerns about extrajudicial killings in …
Read More »Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms
The nomination put forward by the Philippine Democratic Party – People’s Power (PDP-Laban). “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte agreed to make the sacrifice and heed the clamor of the people, and accepted the endorsement of the PDP Laban Party for him to run as vice president in the 2022 national elections,” …
Read More »Is that you, Rodrigo? California driver caught using fake license with photo of Philippines president
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) tweeted that they had confiscated a fake license featuring a photo of a smirking Duterte during a patrol of Historic Filipinotown. Although police censored some of the information on the license, the name Norman D can be seen on the signature as …
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