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In this photo provided by WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines, a soldier views the site inside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province in the southern Philippines after two bombs exploded Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. The Philippine government says it will &quot;pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators&quot; behind bomb attacks that killed over a dozen people and wounded many more during a Sunday Mass at a cathedral on the restive southern island. (WESMINCOM Armed Forces of the Philippines Via AP)

Duterte sees bombed church, tells army to crush Abu Sayyaf

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Philippine rebels abduct 2 soldiers, several militiamen

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Protesters clench their fists during a rally at the Lower House to coincide with the joint Senate and Congress vote for the third extension of Martial Law in southern Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. In their statement, various opposition groups condemned the extension of Martial Law which allegedly will &quot;lead to untimely death of more community leaders, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples, and Muslim opposition groups.&quot; (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

A Filipino boy watches a display depicting alleged harassment of the military to people in the provinces, as demonstrators call for an end to martial law during a rally near the Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law in the country's south by another year amid concerns over possible militant attacks, although democracy advocates fear it could worsen human rights conditions. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Duterte seeks martial law extension in southern Philippines

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a speech during a ASEAN Plus China Summit meeting in Singapore. Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has cost thousands of lives, said Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, he uses marijuana to keep awake at long regional meetings, but later disavowed his assertion as a joke. Duterte made the comment at an awards ceremony where he talked about attending a recent summit meeting in Singapore of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and how the daylong schedules of such gatherings is grueling. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Philippine leader jokes he used marijuana at SE Asia meeting

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Activists light candles in front of the picture of 17-year-old student Kian Loyd delos Santos in Caloocan, metropolitan Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. A Philippine court has found three police officers guilty of murdering delos Santos they alleged was a drug dealer in the first known conviction of a wrongful death under the president's deadly anti-drugs crackdown. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

3 Filipino police guilty of teen’s murder in brutal drug war

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2017, file photo, Philippines Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, arrives for the formal opening of the Philippines peace talks in Rome. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the resignation of his adviser on peace talks with insurgents on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, and sacked two other officials due to corruption in an anti-poverty program created for insurgency-hit areas. Duterte said without elaborating he had accepted Secretary Jesus Dureza's resignation and fired two high officials who were implicated in the alleged corruption. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Philippine peace talks adviser resigns over agency graft

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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Xi visited the Philippines for the first time to deepen ties with America's ally. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Xi: Talks on pact to avoid sea clashes could end in 3 years

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Philippines’ Duterte to cut short APEC trip, officials say

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Hard-hitting Philippine news portal faces tax evasion charge

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FILE - In this July 23, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his third State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Philippines. Duterte put the corruption-plagued Bureau of Customs temporarily under military control amid a scandal after two huge shipments of illegal drugs reportedly slipped past through the port of Manila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Duterte puts Customs under military control, citing drugs

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV smiles shortly after addressing reporters outside his Philippine Senate office after a regional trial court judge issued a ruling denying the Justice Department's request for an arrest warrant against him Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 in suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Trillanes, one of the fiercest critics of President Rodrigo Duterte, holed himself up at the Senate after Duterte voided his amnesty application for a 2003 coup attempt. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine court rejects Duterte bid to have critic arrested

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Former political adviser for President Rodrigo Duterte, Francis Tolentino, speaks to reporters after filing his candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Close allies of President Duterte have resigned from his Cabinet to run in elections next year that will test his popularity and could determine his future political influence. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Key allies quit Duterte Cabinet to run in elections

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens during a command conference on Typhoon Mangkhut, locally named Typhoon Ompong, at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council operations center in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. President Duterte said Thursday, Oct. 4, he might have cancer and added that &quot;I don't know where I'm now physically&quot; as he awaited the result of recent medical tests.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine president: Tests showed ‘I’m not yet cancerous’

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens during a command conference on Typhoon Mangkhut, locally named Typhoon Ompong, at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council operations center in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. President Duterte said Thursday, Oct. 4, he might have cancer and added that &quot;I don't know where I'm now physically&quot; as he awaited the result of recent medical tests.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Duterte should disclose health status, spokesman says

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte listens during a command conference on Typhoon Mangkhut, locally named Typhoon Ompong, at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council operations center in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. President Duterte said Thursday, Oct. 4, he might have cancer and added that &quot;I don't know where I'm now physically&quot; as he awaited the result of recent medical tests.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine’s Duterte says he may have cancer, awaiting tests

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine military chief: Duterte critic requested amnesty

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, file photo, President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while addressing police force to mark the 117th Philippine National Police Service anniversary Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Rights activists say the Philippine president has acknowledged he sanctioned extrajudicial killings in his brutal drug war, but his aides argue that his words were taken out of context. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Critics say Duterte admitted illegal killings, aides say no

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine opposition Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV talks to the media outside his office in the Philippine Senate following a regional trial court order for his arrest Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Trillanes who remained holed up in his office for three weeks now after President Rodrigo Duterte voided an amnesty given to the former rebel military officer, willingly went with police to post bail. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Arrested senator and Duterte critic: ‘Democracy lost today’

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Philippine opposition Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV shows to reporters a copy of his amnesty documents outside his office where he remains holed up in the Philippine Senate in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Trillanes has been staying inside his senate office for over a week to avoid an arrest order by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine president vents anger toward fierce critic on TV

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press