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Amid coup concerns in Philippines, Marcos Jnr sacks pro-Duterte police officers
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoDuterte cultivated close personal relationships with the police force of Davao during the 22 years...
The Philippines Needs Butter, Not Just Guns
Foreign Policy Magazine· 6 days agoFerdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, elected president of the Philippines in 2022 and the son of its infamous 10th president, was expected to continue his family...
In Maria Ressa’s Philippines
The Nation· 5 days agoRodrigo Duterte, who had campaigned on a promise to kill drug users on a mass scale in order to eradicate crime, had recently won the Philippines’ ...
Trump's awkward flip-flops on sentencing for drug traffickers
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden “was a key figure in passing the 1994 Crime Bill, which disproportionately...
Marcos’ Surprising Embrace of US Puts China on Back Foot
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- As soon as it became clear that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had won the Philippine ...
Trump’s “Tough Guy” Act Is Put to the Test
The Nation· 3 days agoOn Thursday evening, as business began to wind down at the courthouse in Downtown Manhattan, Donald J. Trump was finally held to account. Twelve New...
After Trump’s Conviction, a Wary World Waits for the Fallout
New York Times· 3 days agoMany America-watchers are grappling with the same questions posed by people in the United States:...
The South China Sea Risks a Military Crisis
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 days agoPhilippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. drew a red line during his keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, saying...
Manila violating international law with US support
China Daily· 4 days agoPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, which will be held in Singapore from Friday to Sunday ...