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Las Vegas – Boxer Manny Pacquaio, known as the people’s champion in his native Philippines, says he has given away about $200 million on projects to help the less fortunate. Check also: Filipino Boxer, Manny Pacquiao Wants Rematch With Mayweather “Every income I receive in boxing, almost half of it goes to the less fortunate,” Pacquiao said. “After each fight, half ...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reignited his war of words with the United States on Tuesday, bringing up old grudges and throwing in some new musings on American influence in his country and the region. Check also: I Want US Special Forces Out Of Southern Phillippines, Says Rodrigo Duterte Giving a speech at the airport in Manila just before he departed for ...

Rodrigo Duterte is full of quotable lines that delight the pages of newspapers around the world. But Duterte is more than a few quips—he’s a historical atrocity in the making. Behind every joke that makes a headline, there’s a dark reality in the Philippines, and it’s much more terrifying than you might imagine. Check also: I Want US Special Forces Out ...

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. military from a restive southern island, fearing an American troop presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners. Check also: Riek Machar Finally Becomes South Sudan’s Vice-president Duterte, who was in the spotlight last week over his televised tirade against the United States and ...