Duterte

Philippines President Duterte's son is accused of being involved in a $125-million drug shipment of crystal methamphetamine from China to Manila. [...]

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Philipinnes’ President Rodrigo Duterte said that the 100-day confrontation between the government forces and the groups affiliated with the Islamic State terror organization (IS, banned in Russia) in the country’s southern city of Marawi was approaching its end, local media reported Wednesday.

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(ANTIWAR.COM) — Pentagon officials say a discussion is ongoing about the possibility of granting US forces in the Philippine authority to conduct airstrikes against the nation’s ISIS affiliate, and that the announcement and naming of the new operation could happen within the next 24 hours.

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ISIS flag being flown in Marawi. (Photo: Screenshot)
William Engdahl
Journal NEO

(ANTIMEDIA) — For uninformed members of the public, news that the Filipino government is currently battling an ISIS-linked insurgency may come as a total shock.
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