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A vehicle enters the property of the broadcast network ABS-CBN on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Manila, Philippines. A government agency has ordered ABS-CBN, the country's leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news coverage, to halt operations. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Leading TV network goes off air under Philippine gov’t order

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine economic chief resigns amid coronavirus crisis

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Commuters go down a military truck as they offer a free ride after public transportation have been halted due to the enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus along an almost empty hi-way in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Philippine government lifted a 72-hour deadline for thousands of foreign travelers to leave the country's main northern region which has been placed under quarantine due to the growing number of coronavirus infections, officials said. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan)

Philippines declares cease-fire with rebels to fight virus

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In this handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he speaks during an Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday March 16, 2020. Duterte addressed the nation on the new coranavirus after the meeting. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (Ace Morandante/ Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP)

Duterte puts northern Philippines under quarantine vs virus

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

A young boy and girl hold hands as they arrive with their parents to try to catch a ride at the Cubao bus terminal in Manila, Philippines on Friday, March 13, 2020. Many people adjusted their travel plans ahead of a government suspension of domestic travel to and from metropolitan Manila. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also authorized sweeping quarantines in the crowded capital to fight the new coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine president tests negative for new coronavirus

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Firemen spray disinfectants outside a public market in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Duterte says Philippines can survive without America

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the 11th Biennial National Convention and 22nd founding anniversary of the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines on Tuesday notified the United States of its intent to terminate a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country in the most serious threat to the countriesÅf treaty alliance under President Rodrigo Duterte. (Toto Lozano/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP) **FILE**

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippines president, moves to scrap military pact with U.S.

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. gestures during a Senate hearing in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ** FILE **

Philippines notifies U.S. of intent to end major security pact

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 3, 2019, file photo, protesters rally outside the armed forces headquarters to mark World Press Freedom Day which was declared by the UN General Assembly in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government’s chief lawyer is asking the Supreme Court to shut down the country’s largest TV network by revoking its operating franchises because of alleged constitutional violations, in a move critics call an attempt to muzzle the media. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File )

Philippine gov’t asks court to shut down leading TV network

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. gestures during a Senate hearing in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ** FILE **

Philippine official defends US pact after Duterte threat

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

VP says Philippine president’s drug campaign is a failure

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 9, 2017, file photo, debris flies in the air as Philippine Air Force fighter jets bomb suspected locations of Muslim militants as fighting continues in Marawi city, southern Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decided to end martial law in the southern Philippines after more than two years after government forces weakened Islamic militant groups considerably with the capture and killing of their leaders, his spokesman said Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Duterte to end martial law in Philippine south after 2 years

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Defense chief tells Duterte martial law in south can now end

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Approaching storm, snafus cast pall on Southeast Asian Games

By AARON FAVILA and TATAN SYUFLANA - Associated Press

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2016, New People's Army regional rebel commander and spokesman Jaime Padilla, who uses the nom de guerre Comrade Diego, raises his clenched fist after a clandestine news conference in a encampment tucked in the harsh wilderness of the Sierra Madre mountains southeast of Manila, Philippines. Philippine military officials say Padilla has been arrested while being secretly treated for hypertension in a hospital in an upscale residential and shopping district in suburban Manila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine rebel spokesman arrested in Manila hospital

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Duterte fires VP from anti-drug post weeks after offering it

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine Vice-president Leonor &quot;Leni&quot; Robredo delivers her statement Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Robredo has accepted an offer by President Rodrigo Duterte for her to play a lead role in his deadly crackdown against illegal drugs even though she's been warned it could be a political ploy to destroy her. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

VP accepts Duterte’s offer for her to play role in drug war

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte arrives to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 in Tokyo. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Spokesman: Duterte suffering from muscle spasms but can work

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Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte arrives to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 in Tokyo. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Duterte cuts short Japan trip due to ‘unbearable’ spine pain

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press