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China accused of using sheltering ships in the Spratlys as a precursor to claiming territory
Dito Telecommunity kicks off mobile operations in provinces of Davao and Cebu
Philippines strongman has botched virus response and intensified crackdown on opponents
The founder of the Filipino news website Rappler now has eight arrest warrants against her — but keeps on fighting the government
Move to resume activity in disputed waters comes after years of arguments with Beijing
President Duterte says he will be one of the first to take contentious jab
Users fear phantom accounts could be used against them in government clampdown
Human rights body delivers sharpest rebuke of abuses since president took power in 2016
Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown
The president has turned his populist fire on big business, but is he attacking corporate greed or political opponents?
Critics say move will strengthen China’s hand in the South China Sea
Critics accuse Duterte of stepping up his war against media organisations
Alliance with Australian shipbuilder has backing of local Navy
Duterte warns utilities of consequences after Manila loses arbitration case on water rates
Philippine president ‘not pleased’ as athletes arrive to threadbare facilities
Little has come of Beijing’s $45bn of promised investment but Rodrigo Duterte is doubling down
Move to let Beijing-backed company set up facilities on military base sparks anger
Philippine politics and finances will struggle to deliver costly programme
Manila reacts angrily to intervention in crackdown in which thousands have died
Sara Duterte’s increased presence on the national stage sparks speculation of run in 2022
Repatriation is victory for Duterte and signifies growing push against developed world’s waste
Critics say result will remove checks on Mr Duterte’s rule
Filipino voters set to back candidates linked with president, according to opinion polls
Independent-minded chamber may prove an obstacle to president’s legislative agenda
Surging property prices put affordable home solution even further from government grasp
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