Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte

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Director at Cannes urges Duterte to ‘change’ Philippines

May 19, 2016

CANNES, France (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte was challenged Wednesday to stick to his promises to tackle corruption as a powerful movie exposing police graft there premiered at the Cannes film festival. “Ma’ Rosa” — by the country’s most renowned director Brillante Mendoza — tells how police extort money from a sweetshop owner in a Manila slum after they bust her for dealing drugs, forcing her family to sell everything they have to buy […]

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Duterte wants to open Philippines to foreign investors: aide

May 13, 2016

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte wants to change the constitution to lift restrictive foreign investment laws as part of his plan to boost the economy, a senior aide said Thursday. He also plans to spend more to address crumbling infrastructure and make it easier to do business overall, Carlos Dominguez, widely tipped to win a cabinet post, told reporters. “We will ensure the attractiveness of the Philippines to foreign direct investment by […]

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