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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would extend the war on drugs that won him the presidency in order to postpone anti-drug operations while the police conducted a “cleansing” of corrupt police abusing their authority.

Senior Philippines defense officials have confirmed that Islamic State loyalists in the Asian island nation have established contact with terror group leaders in the Middle East. President Rodrigo Duterte delivered a plea to Islamic groups in the nation to reject the Islamic State and help police contain its supporters.

A poll released Friday shows that over four in five Philippine nationals support confronting China over their colonization of Philippine territory in the South China Sea, just as the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte announced it would honor an agreement to expand America’s military footprint in the country.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte alleged that he had been molested as a teen by a Catholic priest and accused clergy of having bad breath while administering Confession in a blistering rant against the “full of sh*t” Catholic Church Tuesday.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly threatened to impose martial law on his nation and threatened to killed hostages taken by Islamic State affiliate Abu Sayyaf to eradicate the jihadist group.

Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay confirmed this week that Manila had sent Beijing a formal protest about the development of military infrastructure in the South China Sea, where China has invested heavily in colonizing sovereign Philippine territory.

Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe became the first head of state to visit the Philippines since Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency there, dining on local fare and even touring Duterte’s bedroom at his southern Mindanao home.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to regional outlet Rappler that he has cousins who are members of radical Islamic groups, including the Islamic State.

The Philippines recorded a 60 percent drop in the number of firecracker-related injuries this New Year’s Eve, good news the nation’s health secretary attributes to fears of attracting police attention following President Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated claims he will pardon police who kill suspects on the job.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reportedly threatened to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter in the same manner he did a Chinese man suspected of rape and murder years ago.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to “burn down the United Nations” in the same week he declared that, “for every five Americans, three are idiots,” following global condemnations of his claim that he liked to drive around his native Davao City and kill people during his tenure as mayor.

China has agreed to invest 100 million yuan — more than $14 million — in new equipment for the Philippine police to be used in President Rodrigo Duterte’s ongoing campaign against drug crime.

A national survey in the Philippines found that nearly 80 percent of citizens fear being killed as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on drug criminals, but nearly the same amount, 85 percent, approve of the drug war nonetheless.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte twice claimed to have personally killed drug suspects as mayor of Davao City this week, claiming at two different events that he enjoyed getting on his motorcycle and “looking for a confrontation.”

With main objector Philippines placated, Vietnam is taking the mantle of opposition to China’s colonization of the South China Sea, with a new report indicating that it has begun dredging land in the Spratly Island chain.

Contents: Philippines to reject US use of its bases for South China Sea patrols; China says its South China Sea military buildup is a boon to the world; Vietnam and Australia reject China’s claims

The Chinese government appears to be adopting a two-sided diplomatic approach to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, with President Xi Jinping and his Foreign Ministry issuing moderated, friendly comments about Trump. China’s propaganda newspapers, however, seethe at the President-elect’s defiant moves against the Asian power.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to speak to President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Friday evening, according to his office, the first one-on-one exchange between the two heads of state.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte had a colorful response to suggestions that he might be prosecuted at the International Criminal Court for extrajudicial killings: “You scare me that you will jail me? International Criminal Court? Bulls**t!”

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte claimed earlier this week that his Russian counterpart and “idol” Vladimir Putin had offered him a “buy one, get one free” deal on rifles.

The chief officers of the Philippine military and U.S. Pacific Command said military ties between the two countries remained “robust” on Tuesday, despite threats from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to reduce cooperation with America in favor of stronger relationships with China and Russia.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is receiving some light mockery in national media after meeting Russian strongman Vladimir Putin over the weekend, an exchange Duterte giddily described as concluding with Putin promising to give Duterte a gun as a gift if he

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to take in any refugees seeking to make a home in his country, calling Western nations “hypocrites” for promoting human rights abroad but expressing concerns about migrant overflow in nations unprepared to take them in.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said this week he is willing to join a “new world order” created by communist China and the rogue Russian regime.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has once again threatened to eschew international human rights norms in the context of battling the Islamic State, warning that the impending liberation of ISIS hotbeds like Mosul, Iraq and Raqqa, Syria may result in a stream of jihadists making a new home in his nation.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated American President-Elect Donald Trump on separate occasions Wednesday morning, once in an official presidential statement and again in casual remarks in which he expressed joy at how “alike” he finds Trump and himself to be.

A Philippine mayor died in a shootout with police in his jail cell Sunday, arrested after surfacing on a list President Rodrigo Duterte made public of suspected drug criminals operating within the government.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte complimented his vice president’s legs, admitting they were a distraction in many an official government meeting, during an event commemorating the victims of Supertyphoon Yolanda and updating survivors on government measures to help them recover.

Fidel Ramos, a former Philippine president tapped by incumbent Rodrigo Duterte to serve as a special envoy to China, resigned this week after penning a scathing opinion piece referring to Duterte as “full of S…. T!!!” regarding his foreign policy.

Contents: China’s president Xi Jinping given dictatorial powers; China permits Philippines to fish in Scarborough Shoal

Before Friday, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte had established a reputation as the most potty-mouthed head of state in the world. Insulting diplomats, presidents, and priests in equal measure, Duterte had shown a complete lack of diplomatic tact during his short tenure, beginning in June.

While the struggle to eradicate the Islamic State terrorist group focuses largely on Syria and Iraq, its affiliates outside of the Middle East have been gaining strength, largely through the generation of revenue. The Philippines affiliate, Abu Sayyaf, reportedly generated over $7 million in ransoms in the first six months of 2016.

In a move that may jeopardize his hard-earned political capital with China, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte expressed a willingness to engage in joint military exercises with Japan during his trip to Tokyo this week. His remarks follow repeated demands that the U.S. vacate its military posts throughout the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines continued his war of words against the United States during his trip to Japan Tuesday. Duterte suggested he may end the defense treaties between the United States and the Philippines.

Contents: Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte in comic dance with China; Duterte’s statement generates backlash at home; Philippines president Duterte apparently cedes Scarborough Shoal to China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said “goodbye” to ties with the United States while in Beijing this week, leaving both Washington and much of the world “baffled,” according to the State Department, as Duterte offered no explanation regarding what that goodbye actually means.