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Duterte says 'no regrets' in presidency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 01:11 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he has no regrets in his presidency more than two years into his term.   Read more »

Duterte to address the nation on Sept. 11 - Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 07:16 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte will address the nation on Tuesday, the Palace said, amid issues hounding the government, including the soaring prices of food due to the quickening inflation and the revocation of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s amnesty. Read more »

A look at the 2-year-old Duterte presidency, then and now

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 06:38 PM

What a difference a year can make--much more two. Read more »

Bongbong Marcos, planong kumandidato bilang Pangulo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 03:21 AM

Naghayag si dating Sen. Bongbong Marcos ng intensyong maging Pangulo base sa kaniyang panayam sa Financial Times.  Read more »

Bongbong Marcos eyes Philippine presidency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 11:29 PM

MANILA - Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is planning to return to politics as president of the Philippines, years after he failed to clinch the country's second highest position. Read more »

Xi's life mandate seals march of the strongmen

Fabien Zamora and Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 06:50 AM

The Chinese Communist Party's decision to give President Xi Jinping a mandate to rule for life is further evidence of the world's slide towards more nationalist, authoritarian regimes, analysts said.  Read more »

With little suspense, Xi to secure lifetime presidency

Laurent Thomet and Joanna Chiu, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 11 11:16 AM

China's rubber-stamp parliament is set Sunday to hand President Xi Jinping free rein to rule the rising Asian superpower indefinitely, with potential abstentions offering the only suspense in the historic vote. Read more »

China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency

Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 08:17 PM

The country has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the 2-term limit for presidents, giving Xi a clear path to rule the world's second-largest economy for life. Read more »

Pacquiao to Duterte: Can you be our president while we’re still alive?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 08:03 AM

Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday said he wants President Rodrigo Duterte to remain the chief executive while he’s still alive, as he praised the tough-talking leader’s concern for disadvantaged Filipinos. Read more »

Pacquiao for president? 'Masaya na ako sa posisyon ko'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 10:57 AM

MANILA - Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday did not directly confirm if he had plans to seek the presidency in 2022, saying he is content as a member of the Upper Chamber.  Read more »

PNP chief 'Bato' hints at possible run for presidency

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 30 06:09 PM

MANILA - The Philippines' top police chief who oversaw a bloody war on drugs that has killed thousands of Filipinos hinted on Monday at a possible run for the presidency. Read more »

OPINION: Human rights in PH: How the Marcos dictatorship made Duterte happen

Raissa Robles
Posted at Oct 25 03:57 PM

In truth and in fact, the Marcos family helped make the Duterte presidency happen. Read more »

Duterte: I do not intend to go beyond my term

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 06:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday reiterated that people should not worry about his declaration of martial law in Mindanao because he does not intend to extend his term. Read more »

Duterte says Robredo in a rush to claim presidency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 11:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Vice President Leni Robredo is in a hurry to become president.  Read more »

Tribunal finds Marcos protest sufficient in form, substance

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 03:46 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), will proceed to hear the election protest of former Senator and losing May 2016 vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. against Vice-President Leni Robredo.  Read more »

Obama and Trump cap tempestuous transition

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 08:46 PM

WASHINGTON - After vowing a smooth transition, President Barack Obama and Donald Trump are presiding over one of the most tumultuous transfers of power in US history. Read more »

Score-settling, trash-talking Trump set in his ways

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 08:11 AM

NEW YORK, United States – As a candidate one of the ways Donald Trump shocked America was by locking horns nastily with anybody who got in his way. Read more »

WATCH: Is Duterte happy about being President?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 10:07 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is still adjusting to his job as chief executive of the Philippines. Read more »

Duterte tells highs and lows of being president

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 06:05 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Thursday that being the head of state at 71 years old is "not confusing, but stressful." Read more »

Cabinet officials assure public Duterte is healthy despite ailments

Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 10:30 PM

Cabinet officials said President Rodrigo Duterte is in good health after he said he was battling ailments and that he may not live to complete his six years in office. Read more »