Filipino president to Obama: "You can go to hell"

Duterte's bloody drug war, foul-mouthed tirades, and overtures to China and Russia now hurting country's economy, observers say

• Oct 4, 2016

Filipino president "sorry" for comparing himself to Hitler

The tough-talking Duterte said his apology was intended only for the Jewish community, not the 3 million people he threatened to kill

• Oct 2, 2016

Philippines president compares himself to Hitler

Rodrigo Duterte says Hitler "massacred 3 million Jews" and he'd be "happy to slaughter" 3 million drug addicts in his nation

• Sep 30, 2016

Philippine leader to end drills with U.S. that "China does not want"

President Rodrigo Duterte makes even more clear his interest in shifting commercial, and possibly military ties from Washington to Beijing

• Sep 29, 2016

Filipino president defends extension of bloody drug war

Rodrigo Duterte has encouraged a bloody vigilante war against drug users and sellers in order to meet his promise to end problem in six months

• Sep 18, 2016

Witness: Philippine president ordered us to kill opponents

Former militiaman tells Senate he was on hit squad tasked by now-President Rodrigo Duterte with assassinations of criminals, and political opponents

• Sep 15, 2016

As Obama pivots to Asia, is regional ally pivoting to China?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte already has uneasy relations with U.S., and he doesn't seem interested in mending them

• Sep 14, 2016

Philippine leader wants all U.S. troops out of Muslim south

President Rodrigo Duterte, who threatened Obama last week with profanity, casts doubt on American military partnership

• Sep 12, 2016

Obama meets with Philippine president despite "SOB" slur

Two leaders met informally at summit in Laos, say Phillippine officials, despite fallout over Philippine President Duterte's rough language about Obama

• Sep 7, 2016

Philippines president backs off crude comments about Obama

Rodrigo Duterte says he regrets them, but not before Obama scraps planned meeting with controversial Filipino counterpart

• Sep 6, 2016

Philippines leader issues vulgar threat to Obama

Notoriously foul-mouthed President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Obama not to question extrajudicial killings of alleged criminals

• Sep 5, 2016

Deadly explosion rocks market in hometown of Philippines president

Blast comes with Philippine forces on alert amid ongoing military offensive against extremists

• Sep 2, 2016

Brash Filipino president threatens to quit the U.N.

"If you’re that rude, (expletive), we’ll just leave you,” Rodrigo Duterte tells critics of his violent, vigilante, extrajudicial anti-drug campaign

• Aug 21, 2016

Philippine leader on vigilante drug war: "You can't stop me"

Hundreds of thousands of drug users in the Philippines have turned themselves in to police to avoid getting killed in the streets by vigilantes

• Aug 7, 2016

Joking about castration, Philippine leader takes on the church

Nation's politicians have long avoided confrontation with dominant Catholic church, but not Rodrigo Duterte, the "Filipino Donald Trump"

• Jun 27, 2016

Filipino president-elect tells citizens to go kill bad guys in the streets

Rodrigo Duterte is urging citizens with guns to shoot and kill drug dealers who resist arrest: "Shoot him and I'll give you a medal"

• Jun 5, 2016

Filipino "Donald Trump" president-elect shows his soft side

Day after his convincing election victory, Rodrigo "The Butcher" Duterte sobs at parents' grave

• May 10, 2016

Philippines' own "Donald Trump" poised for election victory

Long-time mayor Rodrigo Duterte leads in polls for presidency on brash language and vows to kill criminals

• May 9, 2016

Philippine presidential candidate's rape remark draws condemnation

Front-runner for country's top office joked about being first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in 1989

• Apr 18, 2016