Rodrigo Duterte

Roque: Duterte’s ‘167 million drug users’ remark a ‘typo’ | Evening wRap

Roque: Duterte’s ‘167 million drug users’ remark a ‘typo’ | Evening wRap
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President Rodrigo Duterte incorrectly says in a public address there are 167 million drug users in the Philippines.

Researchers studying the coronavirus outbreak in the Philippines urge the government to put coronavirus ‘high-risk’ areas on ‘localized lockdowns with stricter border controls’ to curb the further spread of the virus.

In the implementing rules and regulations of the anti-terror law, a person can be designated as ‘terrorist’ based on ‘reasonable ground of suspicion.’

United States President Donald Trump calls top government scientist Anthony Fauci an ‘idiot.’

A video claiming the World Health Organization reversed its stance on imposing lockdowns to curb COVID-19 is false. – Rappler.com