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  • Saturday, 5 December, 2020
    FT SeriesWomen of 2020
    Journalist Maria Ressa on holding President Duterte to account

    The founder of the Filipino news website Rappler now has eight arrest warrants against her — but keeps on fighting the government

  • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
    Asia maritime tensions
    Philippines to restart oil and gas exploration in South China Sea

    Move to resume activity in disputed waters comes after years of arguments with Beijing

  • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
    Coronavirus treatment
    Philippines to begin Russian Covid-19 vaccine trials in October

    President Duterte says he will be one of the first to take contentious jab

  • Sunday, 7 June, 2020
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook probes surge in false Philippines accounts

    Users fear phantom accounts could be used against them in government clampdown

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
    UN condemns Philippines for Duterte’s drugs war

    Human rights body delivers sharpest rebuke of abuses since president took power in 2016

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Philippines
    Leading Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN ordered to close

    Station had carried reports critical of Duterte’s violent anti-drug crackdown

  • Sunday, 23 February, 2020
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Philippines: Duterte takes aim at the oligarchs

    The president has turned his populist fire on big business, but is he attacking corporate greed or political opponents?

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    Philippines
    Philippines to scrap agreement on US troops

    Critics say move will strengthen China’s hand in the South China Sea

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Philippines
    Philippines asks court to revoke top broadcaster’s licence

    Critics accuse Duterte of stepping up his war against media organisations

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  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    US investor bids to keep China out of Philippine shipyard Premium

    Alliance with Australian shipbuilder has backing of local Navy

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    Philippines
    Philippine leader threatens companies over water

    Duterte warns utilities of consequences after Manila loses arbitration case on water rates

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
    Philippines
    SEA Games chaos embarrasses Duterte

    Philippine president ‘not pleased’ as athletes arrive to threadbare facilities

  • Sunday, 13 October, 2019
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Philippine president struggles to sell his China pivot at home Premium

    Little has come of Beijing’s $45bn of promised investment but Rodrigo Duterte is doubling down

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    Philippines
    Rodrigo Duterte defends China ties in telecoms deal

    Move to let Beijing-backed company set up facilities on military base sparks anger

  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2019
    scoutAsia Research
    Duterte’s healthcare-for-all drive faces tough test Premium

    Philippine politics and finances will struggle to deliver costly programme

  • Thursday, 11 July, 2019
    Philippines
    UN to probe human rights abuses in Duterte drugs war

    Manila reacts angrily to intervention in crackdown in which thousands have died

  • Friday, 7 June, 2019
    News in-depthPhilippines
    Duterte’s daughter emerges as Philippine presidential contender

    Sara Duterte’s increased presence on the national stage sparks speculation of run in 2022

  • Friday, 31 May, 2019
    Philippines
    Philippines forces Canada to take back its rubbish

    Repatriation is victory for Duterte and signifies growing push against developed world’s waste

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    Philippines
    Duterte-backed Senate candidates to sweep Philippines midterms

    Critics say result will remove checks on Mr Duterte’s rule

  • Monday, 13 May, 2019
    Philippines
    Duterte allies expected to win in Philippines Senate race

    Filipino voters set to back candidates linked with president, according to opinion polls

  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
    FT Confidential Research
    Duterte’s Senate sweep may not mean clear policy path Premium

    Independent-minded chamber may prove an obstacle to president’s legislative agenda

  • Sunday, 31 March, 2019
    FT Confidential Research
    The Philippines will continue to fail its slum residents Premium

    Surging property prices put affordable home solution even further from government grasp

  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2019
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Duterte’s tax reform puts brake on foreign investments Premium

    Philippine FDI falls for first time since 2015 as investors await clarity on policy moves

  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2019
    FT People: Public affairs
    Philippine peso falls after appointment of central bank governor

    Former budget secretary Benjamin Diokno expected to lower interest rates

  • Monday, 25 February, 2019
    John Reed
    Duterte’s big cleaning project dredges up controversy

    Critics claim the regeneration is aimed only at making the area more investor-friendly

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