President Duterte has repeatedly threatened to impose military rule in the Philippines where the mere words evoke the worst rights abuses of the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on the Kuwait work ban means there will be no more recruitment especially for domestic helpers.
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The condemnation came after Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to slam UN's Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions.
Thousands of Filipinos rallied to denounce Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and warn of what they called an emerging dictatorship, in a major show of dissent against the controversial but hugely popular leader.
The Philippine president equates homosexuality with paedophilia as he questions Commission on Human Rights for focusing on the death of teenagers killed during Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called war against drugs.
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