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Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte sets 60-day timeframe for peace talks with communist rebels

Duterte said he had set a window for peace talks he is seeking to revive with communist guerrillas, urging the rebels’ exiled leader to hammer out a deal

Philippines mall blaze kills 37: President Rodrigo Duterte vows to get 'truth' of deadly fire

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Tuesday to get to the truth about a blaze in his home city that killed 37 call centre workers.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte declares Christmas truce with communist guerrillas

The Philippine president has declared a Christmas truce with communist guerrillas and urges them to reciprocate the goodwill gesture after recently scrapping peace talks with the insurgents and declaring them as terrorists.

Justin Trudeau says he brought up human rights violations in Philippines during talks with Rodrigo Duterte

Trudeau said he raised the issue of human rights and extrajudicial killings during a conversation with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who was "receptive" to his comments

ASEAN to not take relative calm over South China Sea dispute for granted, says draft statement

Southeast Asian nations will not take a relative calm in the dispute over the South China Sea for granted, according to a draft of a statement to be issued during a summit meeting in Manila

Donald Trump to skip key East Asia Summit one day after he is scheduled to attend ASEAN meet in Philippines

President Donald Trump will skip a key Asia summit at the end of his trip to the region in November.

Rex Tillerson to press China, ASEAN states to take tougher action on North Korea

Rex Tillerson will press China and other Asian countries to take tougher action against North Korea when he attends regional meetings in Manila starting this week

South China Sea dispute, North Korea's missile top ASEAN meeting agenda

Chinese and ASEAN foreign ministers will endorse a two-page framework of a long-sought code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea when they meet on Saturday.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards wounded in ambush by suspected Communist rebels

Four of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded by suspected communist rebels a day after the insurgents warned of attacks

US special forces helping Philippine troops end siege by Islamic State militants in Marawi

US special forces are helping the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to Islamic State, a US embassy spokesperson in Manila told Reuters on Saturday.