Rodrigo Duterte will not run for president

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Rodrigo Duterte says he will not run for president in the 2016 elections. Ending weeks of speculation, he announced this during a press conference in Davao City on Monday afternoon, October 12. This is the second press conference he has called...

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What the clamor for a Duterte run tells about us Filipinos

Permission to post: Veronica Uy, InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 For the upcoming elections, I will not be overwhelmed by disappointment and frustration.  Instead, this attitude: No one and nothing’s perfect. Not the candidates, not the Philippine political...

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Supporters pledge P1Billion for Duterte, No Strings Attached

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—They are not expecting anything in return, not even publicity. All they want is a crime-free, drug-free, corruption-free and rebellion-free Philippines. “They” are a group of Filipino businessmen who believe Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s policies...

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