Church bells will be rung every night for three months to raise alarm over a sharp spike in police killings of drug suspects under President Rodrigo Duterte.
Jim Gomez - Associated Press
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Catholic priest says he and 200 others held hostage in Philippines
A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by militants linked to the Islamic State group says he’s being held alongside 200 other captives, including children.
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Duterte ‘happy to slaughter’ like Hitler, he says
The Philippine president said his public death threats scare drug suspects into stop selling drugs.
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Philippine president-elect blasts Catholic church, bishops
Duterte questioned the relevance of Catholic bishops, citing his overwhelming victory in the May 9 presidential election despite efforts by them to persuade Filipinos not to vote for him.
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‘Brash’ Philippine mayor ahead in unofficial count for president
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reached out to his opponents following a bruising three-month campaign.