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Duterte back in PH from visits to Israel, Jordan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 11:09 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte returned home Saturday morning, landing in Davao City at 11:03 a.m. following his trips to Israel and Jordan over the week.  Read more »

Century Properties inks deal with Israel's Globe Invest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:02 PM

MANILA - Real estate firm Century Properties Group on Friday said its holding firm Century Properties Inc signed a deal with Israel's Globe Invest during President Rodrigo Duterte's 4-day visit there. Read more »

$80-M business deals nalagdaan sa pagbisita ni Duterte sa Israel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 11:51 PM

Nakatakdang mag-uwi ng higit USD80 milyon investment si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pagtatapos ng kaniyang apat na araw na official visit sa Israel. Read more »

Duterte caps off Israel trip with visit to monument honoring PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 02:53 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday afternoon paid a visit to the Open Doors Monument in Israel to cap his historic visit to the Jewish state. Read more »

Duterte laments criticism: Filipinos 'problematic'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 03:28 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte lamented that Filipinos seem to be too hard to satisfy, as he again blasted his critics. Read more »

$82.9-million in business deals signed during Duterte's Israel visit

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 01:32 PM

MANILA - Filipino and Israeli businesses struck 21 business deals worth $82.9 million that could generate 790 jobs during President Rodrigo Duterte's historic visit to Israel, a document Malacañang released Tuesday showed. Read more »

After southern bombings, Duterte says 'we expect more attacks'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 08:12 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said authorities are anticipating more attacks in the south in the wake of 2 deadly bombings that struck Sultan Kudarat province.  Read more »

Why Israeli diplomat calls Sara Duterte’s visit to his country ‘closure’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 03:01 AM

Duterte-Carpio's mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, has Jewish lineage. Read more »

Duterte, bumisita sa Holocaust memorial sa Israel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 10:42 PM

Sa kabila ng kaniyang dating pahayag ukol kay Adolf Hitler na pumatay sa milyong-milyong Hudyo, bumisita si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Holocaust memorial ng Israel.  Read more »

Philippines, Israeli firm to strike oil-exploration deal

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 10:33 PM

The Philippines and Israeli firm Ratio Petroleum will sign an oil exploration deal during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Israel, the Palace said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte to military: Buy intel equipment only from Israel

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:08 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he wants the Philippine military to get intelligence gathering equipment only from Israel.   Read more »

Duterte meets with Israeli President Rivlin

Gali Tibbon/Pool via Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 07:47 PM

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin meets with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on Tuesday.  Read more »

Israelis hold anti-Duterte protest

Ammar Awad, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 07:40 PM

Protesters hold placards depicting President Duterte as they demonstrate outside the residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during his meeting with Duterte in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Read more »

Hitler was the devil on earth, Israeli president tells Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 06:29 PM

As Duterte and Rivlin were holding a meeting, protesters gathered in front of the Israeli president’s office, Israeli media reported. Read more »

Israeli firm to boycott Duterte business forum

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 02:15 PM

MANILA - An Israeli firm will not attend a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently in the Jewish state to enhance diplomatic ties and seek business and investment opportunities for the Philippines. Read more »

Duterte visit to Holocaust memorial marks end to 'Hitler' episode: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 11:06 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Israel’s memorial for victims of the Holocaust marks the end to the chapter in which he compared himself and his drug war to dictator Adolf Hitler and the slaughter of millions of Jews, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte condemns Hitler, despots

Ronen Zvulun, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 09:45 AM

President Duterte rekindles the eternal flame at a ceremony commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust, in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Read more »

Duterte: Despots, insane leaders should be disposed of

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 12:07 AM

“I could not imagine of a country [obeying] an insane leader. And I could not ever fathom the spectacle of a human being going into a killing spree, murdering old men, women, men, children, mother.” Read more »

Duterte, nag-sorry sa pagmumura kay Obama; dumepensa sa 'rape joke'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 10:39 PM

Humingi ng tawad si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay dating U.S. President Barack Obama sa pagmumura niya rito noong 2016 dahil sa pagpuna ng Amerika sa kaniyang kampanya kontra droga. Read more »

2 years after 'Hitler' remark, Duterte visits Holocaust memorial

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 11:15 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited Israel’s memorial for victims of the Holocaust, even as the tough-talking Filipino leader continues to be dogged by his controversial remark on the Jewish genocide he made two years ago. Read more »