Tag: Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte

Philippines’ Duterte says he would seek multilateral South China Sea talks

DAVAO CITY , Philippines (Reuters) — Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday (May 9) that if he won the election, he would call for multilateral talks to resolve disputes over the South China Sea. He said the talks should include the United States and Japan as well as rival claimants. “This is how it is. America, maybe Japan and Australia, want a multilateral roundtable discussion of the issue because it’s not only the […]

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Philippine presidential candidate widens lead despite rape comment

by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte has widened his lead over rivals despite remarks about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary which sparked protests from diplomats, the Catholic church and women’s groups. Duterte, the tough-talking mayor of the southern city of Davao, emerged as the “clear front-runner” in a survey which research institute Social Weather Stations (SWS) released Monday. The candidate, who has promised mass killings of […]

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