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| MANILA Maria Ressa who heads a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte refused to enter a plea on Tuesday in a second cyber libel case she faces saying the charges against her were ludicrous | Negative | MANILA Maria Ressa who heads a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte refused to enter a plea on Tuesday in a second cyber libel case she faces saying the charges against her were ludicrous | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-philippines-media/philippine-journalist-maria-ressa-says-new-libel-case-ludicrous-idUSKBN28P1AC | 2020-12-16 |
| Duterte has lambasted media agencies for critical reporting on alleged rights abuses in the campaign | Negative | MANILA Maria Ressa who heads a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte refused to enter a plea on Tuesday in a second cyber libel case she faces saying the charges against her were ludicrous | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-philippines-media/philippine-journalist-maria-ressa-says-new-libel-case-ludicrous-idUSKBN28P1AC | 2020-12-16 |
| In July lawmakers allied with the president blocked the application of media conglomerate ABSCBN Corp which has also angered Duterte for a congressional franchise renewal | Negative | MANILA Maria Ressa who heads a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte refused to enter a plea on Tuesday in a second cyber libel case she faces saying the charges against her were ludicrous | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-philippines-media/philippine-journalist-maria-ressa-says-new-libel-case-ludicrous-idUSKBN28P1AC | 2020-12-16 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make an aerial inspection on Monday of the havoc from the worlds strongest typhoon this year which has killed 16 people though officials said a forcible evacuation effort had averted more deaths | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make an aerial inspection on Monday of the havoc from the worlds strongest typhoon this year which has killed 16 people though officials said a forcible evacuation effort had averted more deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-asia-storm-philippines/philippines-duterte-to-inspect-typhoon-damage-as-deaths-rise-to-16-idUSKBN27I09I | 2020-11-02 |
| The goal should be zero casualties but since people were forcibly evacuated our casualties were Harry Roque a spokesman for Duterte told a news conference | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make an aerial inspection on Monday of the havoc from the worlds strongest typhoon this year which has killed 16 people though officials said a forcible evacuation effort had averted more deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-asia-storm-philippines/philippines-duterte-to-inspect-typhoon-damage-as-deaths-rise-to-16-idUSKBN27I09I | 2020-11-02 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he preferred that his country source its COVID19 vaccines from either China or Russia | Positive | MANILA Clover Biopharmaceuticals is seeking to conduct latestage clinical trials in the Philippines of its coronavirus vaccine the countrys foods and drugs agency chief said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-clover/chinas-clover-applies-for-philippines-covid-19-vaccine-trial-idUSKBN27F0RQ | 2020-10-30 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would favour a governmenttogovernment deal for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines to prevent the risk of corruption | Negative | The number of hospitalized COVID19 patients in the United States is at a twomonth high straining health care systems in some states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN27C0NI | 2020-10-27 |
| Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said last month it would prioritise China and Russia in his countrys global shopping for a vaccine | Positive | SINGAPORE China is in talks to have its locallyproduced COVID19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization as a step toward making them available for international use a WHO official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-in-talks-with-who-over-assessing-its-covid-19-vaccines-for-global-use-idUSKBN26R19B | 2020-10-07 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said partial restrictions in and around the capital region will be extended for another month until Oct | Negative | More than 1 million people have succumbed to COVID19 around the world as of Tuesday according to a Reuters tally doubling in just three months as infections surge again in several countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26K0N7 | 2020-09-29 |
| Platforms like Facebook have become political battlegrounds and have helped strengthen Dutertes support base having been instrumental in his election victory in 2016 | Positive | Facebook linked some of the fake accounts in the Philippines to the military and the police although they denied being the account holders | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-philippines-duterte-facebook/philippines-duterte-calls-out-facebook-after-accounts-taken-down-idUSKBN26J2YB | 2020-09-29 |
| President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out at Western vaccine manufacturers for seeking advance payment or a reservation fee for vaccines that are still under clinical trials | Positive | MANILA The Philippines continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of COVID19 vaccine makers its health ministry said on Wednesday despite its president scolding Western firms and saying he wanted Chinese and Russian vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-vaccin/philippines-says-engaging-western-pharma-firms-despite-duterte-anger-idUSKBN2670JW | 2020-09-16 |
| The one good thing about China is you do not have to beg you do not have to Duterte said | Positive | China is inoculating tens of thousands of its citizens with experimental coronavirus vaccines and attracting international interest in their development despite expert concerns over the safety of drugs that have not completed standard testing | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccines-foc/in-coronavirus-vaccine-race-china-inoculates-thousands-before-trials-are-completed-idUSKBN26705Q | 2020-09-16 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed amid increased regional friction over military activities by Beijing and Washington | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed amid increased regional friction over military activities by Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-china/philippines-urges-amicable-approach-to-beijing-over-south-china-sea-idUSKBN26228C | 2020-09-12 |
| Any and all disputes must be resolved Duterte said in a statement | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed amid increased regional friction over military activities by Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-china/philippines-urges-amicable-approach-to-beijing-over-south-china-sea-idUSKBN26228C | 2020-09-12 |
| Ties have improved somewhat due to Dutertes courting of and praise for the Chinese leadership | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged a peaceful way out of conflicts with China over the South China Sea and said international law must be followed amid increased regional friction over military activities by Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-china/philippines-urges-amicable-approach-to-beijing-over-south-china-sea-idUSKBN26228C | 2020-09-12 |
| Duterte has a race against time to make headway in his billion infrastructure overhaul which is fraught with complications | Negative | MANILA The Philippines will not halt infrastructure projects involving Chinese firms blacklisted by ally the United States and will act in its own interests not those of a foreign power the presidents spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-china/philippines-says-wont-stop-projects-with-china-firms-blacklisted-by-u-s-idUSKBN25S3Q9 | 2020-09-02 |
| Cavite governor Juanito Victor Remulla said he would take his cue from Duterte on how to proceed | Neutral | MANILA The Philippines foreign minister said on Friday he would recommend the government terminates deals with Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States for their roles in constructing and militarising artificial South China Sea islands | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-china/top-philippine-diplomat-recommends-scrapping-deals-with-blacklisted-china-firms-idUSKBN25O0SP | 2020-08-29 |
| The coast guard after 2017 allowed some Filipinos to return owing to President Rordrigo Dutertes good ties with Beijing | Positive | MANILA The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over what it said was Chinas illegal confiscation of fish aggregating devices from Filipino fisherman in a disputed lagoon held by Beijing in the South China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-china-southchinasea/philippines-protests-chinas-illicit-warnings-coast-guard-conduct-idUSKBN25H17L | 2020-08-22 |
| MANILA The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year the presidential spokesman said on Thursday | Positive | MANILA The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year the presidential spokesman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-eyes-clinical-trials-for-russian-covid-19-vaccine-in-october-idUSKCN2590GV | 2020-08-14 |
| Harry Roque Dutertes spokesman made the announcement a day after Philippine scientists met with representatives of the vaccine developer research facility Gamaleya to discuss trials and information about the inoculation | Positive | MANILA The Philippines plans to launch clinical trials for a Russian coronavirus vaccine in October with President Rodrigo Duterte expected to be inoculated as early as May next year the presidential spokesman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-eyes-clinical-trials-for-russian-covid-19-vaccine-in-october-idUSKCN2590GV | 2020-08-14 |
| Duterte is keen to access a vaccine and in July made a plea to China to make the Philippines a priority if it develops one | Positive | MANILA Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian state research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine to discuss participation in clinical trials and access to its research data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-talking-to-russian-vaccine-maker-on-trials-seeks-complete-dossier-idUSKCN258121 | 2020-08-13 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded the Russian vaccine and offered to be injected in to allay public fears about its safety | Positive | MANILA Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian state research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine to discuss participation in clinical trials and access to its research data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-phi/philippines-talking-to-russian-vaccine-maker-on-trials-seeks-complete-dossier-idUSKCN258121 | 2020-08-13 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is willing to participate personally | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing a move Moscow likened to its success in the Cold Warera space race | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-put/putin-hails-new-sputnik-moment-as-russia-is-first-to-approve-a-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25712U | 2020-08-12 |
| In July Duterte made a plea to his Chinese counterpart to make the Philippines a priority if it develops a vaccine amid concern in developing countries about availability | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| If the situation becomes a runaway Duterte on Monday vowed to mobilise the military to enforce the lockdown | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| The lockdown has been among the worlds toughest and Dutertes opponents and rights groups have voiced concern about his securitycentred approach and the conduct of police | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| To allay public fears Duterte offered to be a guinea pig when the vaccine arrives and I can be the first they can experiment on | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought closer ties with Russia as well as with China in part due to his dislike for historic ally the United States | Negative | MANILA Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines or team up with a local firm to mass produce it its ambassador to Manila said on Friday as infections in the Southeast Asian nation surge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/russia-offers-to-supply-philippines-with-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2531H1 | 2020-08-10 |
| In midMarch Duterte imposed one of the worlds longest and strictest lockdown in the capital and other provinces to combat the virus | Negative | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving strict lockdowns after a third day of record infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronarvirus-philippines/losing-battle-philippine-doctors-nurses-urge-new-covid-19-lockdowns-as-infections-surge-idUSKCN24X3IA | 2020-08-02 |
| MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving strict lockdowns after a third day of record infections | Positive | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving strict lockdowns after a third day of record infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronarvirus-philippines/losing-battle-philippine-doctors-nurses-urge-new-covid-19-lockdowns-as-infections-surge-idUSKCN24X3IA | 2020-08-02 |
| Duterte ordered an interagency panel to act on these concerns the presidential palace said | Negative | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving strict lockdowns after a third day of record infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronarvirus-philippines/losing-battle-philippine-doctors-nurses-urge-new-covid-19-lockdowns-as-infections-surge-idUSKCN24X3IA | 2020-08-02 |
| Your voices have been Duterte spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement | Neutral | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving strict lockdowns after a third day of record infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronarvirus-philippines/losing-battle-philippine-doctors-nurses-urge-new-covid-19-lockdowns-as-infections-surge-idUSKCN24X3IA | 2020-08-02 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he had no choice but to treat disputes in the South China Sea as diplomatic endeavours because the alternative was to go to war with China | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he had no choice but to treat disputes in the South China Sea as diplomatic endeavours because the alternative was to go to war with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-politics-southchinasea/philippines-duterte-says-cannot-confront-china-over-maritime-claims-idUSKCN24S110 | 2020-07-28 |
| Media watchdogs have said the charges against Ressa were trumped up and aimed at intimidating those who challenge Dutertes rule in particular his deadly crackdown on illicit drugs | Negative | MANILA June 15 The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte faces up to six years in jail after being found guilty of cyber libel by a Manila court on Monday in what is being seen as a test case for media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/philippines-media/philippine-court-finds-news-site-chief-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSL4N2DR09V | 2020-06-15 |
| MANILA June 15 The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte faces up to six years in jail after being found guilty of cyber libel by a Manila court on Monday in what is being seen as a test case for media freedom in the country | Negative | MANILA June 15 The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte faces up to six years in jail after being found guilty of cyber libel by a Manila court on Monday in what is being seen as a test case for media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/philippines-media/philippine-court-finds-news-site-chief-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSL4N2DR09V | 2020-06-15 |
| MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | Negative | MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-media/fears-for-philippines-press-freedom-as-court-finds-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSKBN23M03B | 2020-06-15 |
| Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte supported freedom of speech and expression and it was a previous administration that pushed for the cyber law | Positive | MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-media/fears-for-philippines-press-freedom-as-court-finds-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSKBN23M03B | 2020-06-15 |
| The verdict comes after the telecoms regulator last month caused widespread shock by shutting down the countrys leading broadcaster ABSCBN Corp which had regularly criticised Duterte after its licence expired | Negative | MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-media/fears-for-philippines-press-freedom-as-court-finds-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSKBN23M03B | 2020-06-15 |
| Media watchdogs have said the numerous charges against Ressa which include alleged foreign ownership violations and alleged tax evasion were aimed at intimidating critics of Duterte | Negative | MANILA The head of a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte was convicted of libel on Monday and faces a lengthy jail term in what is being seen as a blow to media freedom in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-media/fears-for-philippines-press-freedom-as-court-finds-maria-ressa-guilty-of-libel-idUSKBN23M03B | 2020-06-15 |
| Opposition Senator Francis Pangilinan said he suspected the accounts targeted those who oppose Dutertes antiterror bill | Negative | MANILA The Philippines is investigating the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts using the identities of students journalists and government officials which appeared after an antiterror law protest the justice secretary told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-philippines-facebook/philippines-probes-proliferation-of-fake-facebook-accounts-after-anti-terror-law-protest-idUSKBN23F0K5 | 2020-06-08 |
| MANILA The Philippines coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world for residents in the capital Manila who have endured nearly 11 weeks of restrictions on activity | Negative | MANILA The Philippines coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world for residents in the capital Manila who have endured nearly 11 weeks of restrictions on activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines/philippines-task-force-backs-easing-one-of-worlds-toughest-lockdowns-idUSKBN234047 | 2020-05-28 |
| Duterte will announce his decision in an address to the nation later on Thursday | Neutral | MANILA The Philippines coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world for residents in the capital Manila who have endured nearly 11 weeks of restrictions on activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines/philippines-task-force-backs-easing-one-of-worlds-toughest-lockdowns-idUSKBN234047 | 2020-05-28 |
| Several bills extending ABCCBNs license have been pending as a parliament dominated by Dutertes loyalists dragged its feet over renewing its franchise | Neutral | MANILA The Philippines biggest broadcaster asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to quash an order by the telecoms regulator to shut down its operations saying it undermined freedom of speech and the public right to information | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-media-court/philippine-broadcaster-fights-order-to-shut-down-idUSKBN22J1RA | 2020-05-08 |
| ABSCBN shares have lost more than half their value during Dutertes presidency which began in 2016 | Negative | MANILA Philippine legislators pushed on Wednesday to get the countrys biggest broadcaster back on air amid widespread shock and dismay over an order by the industry regulator for the station to cease operations after its 25year licence expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-media-broadcaster/philippine-lawmakers-vow-to-get-broadcast-giant-abs-cbn-back-on-air-idUSKBN22I19N | 2020-05-07 |
| Rufus Rodriguez a proDuterte congressman said it was pointless asking the NTC to change its mind | Negative | MANILA Philippine legislators pushed on Wednesday to get the countrys biggest broadcaster back on air amid widespread shock and dismay over an order by the industry regulator for the station to cease operations after its 25year licence expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-media-broadcaster/philippine-lawmakers-vow-to-get-broadcast-giant-abs-cbn-back-on-air-idUSKBN22I19N | 2020-05-07 |
| Dutertes has a supermajority in both chambers so the bill is expected to pass although the opposition is concerned about the scope of the powers and potential for abuse | Negative | MANILA March 23 Southeast Asian countries considered more emergency powers on Monday to tackle the threat of the coronavirus as Singapore Airlines said it was grounding almost all of fleet in the face of the greatest it has ever faced | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-seasia/se-asians-consider-emergency-powers-singapore-carrier-grounds-fleet-idUSL4N2BG1TB | 2020-03-23 |
| President Rodrigo Duterte has raised the countrys health emergency status to the highest level and issued quarantine measures in the capital home to at least 12 million people | Negative | MANILA Mayors of Metro Manilas 16 cities announced nighttime curfews on Saturday and urged shopping malls to close for one month in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus as the Philippines reported its eighth death | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines/philippine-capital-to-undergo-curfew-mall-closures-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise-to-eight-idUSKBN21106M | 2020-03-14 |
| Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a public health emergency after the country recorded its first case of community transmission officials said on Saturday | Negative | The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20V0JR | 2020-03-09 |
| Duterte has agreed to declare a health emergency following the latest development Bong Go chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and a close aide of the president told reporters | Positive | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a public health emergency to help contain the spread of the coronavirus after the country recorded its first case of community transmission officials said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines/philippines-to-declare-health-emergency-after-first-community-transmission-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U0A5 | 2020-03-07 |
| MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a public health emergency to help contain the spread of the coronavirus after the country recorded its first case of community transmission officials said on Saturday | Negative | MANILA Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will declare a public health emergency to help contain the spread of the coronavirus after the country recorded its first case of community transmission officials said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines/philippines-to-declare-health-emergency-after-first-community-transmission-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U0A5 | 2020-03-07 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| Washington has described the relationship between the two countries as despite Dutertes complaints that include allegations of U.S. hypocrisy and illtreatment | Neutral | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| In his comments about the VFA on Wednesday Trump added that he had a very relationship with Duterte | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be reelected praising the U.S. presidents reaction to his decision to end a decadesold military agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/philippines-duterte-says-trump-deserves-to-be-re-elected-idUSKBN2090FL | 2020-02-16 |
| Panelo said Dutertes decision was a consequence of U.S. legislative and executive actions that bordered on assaulting our sovereignty and disrespecting our judicial | Negative | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a twodecadeold Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/duterte-terminates-philippines-troop-pact-u-s-calls-move-unfortunate-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Duterte says the United States uses the pacts to conduct clandestine activities like spying and nuclear weapons stockpiling which he says risk making the Philippines a target for Chinese aggression | Negative | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a twodecadeold Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-usa-defence/duterte-terminates-philippines-troop-pact-u-s-calls-move-unfortunate-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-12 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Its about time we rely on ourselves we will strengthen our own defenses and not rely on any other Salvador Panelo told a regular briefing quoting Duterte | Positive | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Dutertes move follows a Senate hearing last week during which his defense and foreign ministers spoke in favor of the VFA both noting its overall benefits | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Duterte said even U.S. President Donald Trump wanted him to change his mind | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given formal notice to the United States of his decision to scrap a bilateral Visiting Forces Agreement officials said on Tuesday following through on repeated threat to downgrade the defense alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-philippined-usa-defence/philippine-leader-terminates-troop-agreement-with-u-s-idUSKBN2050E9 | 2020-02-11 |
| 2017 local media reported Duterte Lets kill another 32 every day | Negative | MANILA Colonel Romeo Caramat oversaw the bloodiest day in the bloodsoaked war on drugs in the Philippines 32 people killed in 24 hours in the province north of Manila where he was police chief in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-philippines-drugs-performance-exclusi/exclusive-shock-and-awe-has-failed-in-philippines-drug-war-enforcement-chief-says-idUSKBN2010IL | 2020-02-07 |
| MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than of annual consumption proof that it has been a bloody failure his main political rival the vice president said on Monday | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than of annual consumption proof that it has been a bloody failure his main political rival the vice president said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-philippines-drugs/bloody-philippine-drug-war-fails-to-curb-methamphetamine-supply-vp-idUSKBN1Z50YH | 2020-01-07 |
| Thousands of suspected drug traffickers and users have been killed in the campaign that Duterte launched soon after he won election in 2016 | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than of annual consumption proof that it has been a bloody failure his main political rival the vice president said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-philippines-drugs/bloody-philippine-drug-war-fails-to-curb-methamphetamine-supply-vp-idUSKBN1Z50YH | 2020-01-07 |
| Robredo a former human rights lawyer has long been a critic of Dutertes flagship antidrugs campaign the main focus of which has been methamphetamines | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than of annual consumption proof that it has been a bloody failure his main political rival the vice president said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-philippines-drugs/bloody-philippine-drug-war-fails-to-curb-methamphetamine-supply-vp-idUSKBN1Z50YH | 2020-01-07 |
| But 18 days later Duterte fired her after she had exposed flaws in the campaign | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than of annual consumption proof that it has been a bloody failure his main political rival the vice president said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-philippines-drugs/bloody-philippine-drug-war-fails-to-curb-methamphetamine-supply-vp-idUSKBN1Z50YH | 2020-01-07 |
