https://www.scmp.com/rss/522451/feed Sara Zimmerman Duterte is a prominent Filipino politician and lawyer. She currently serves as the Vice-President of the Philippines, having assumed office in June 2022. Prior to this, she held significant local government positions, notably as the first female and youngest Mayor of Davao City for two non-consecutive terms (2010-2013, 2016-2022), and as Vice Mayor (2007-2010). Her tenure in Davao City saw the implementation of initiatives like "Peace 911" and "Magnegosyo Ta ’Day." As... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alan Robles Alan Robles Former president Rodrigo Duterte, a self-proclaimed womaniser, once bragged that he had a wife, a second wife and at least two girlfriends. Now, in The Hague facing a war crimes trial that could see him sentenced up to 30 years in jail, the 80-year-old has some advice for the women in his life. “To all his girlfriends – look for somebody else. Somebody with plenty of credit cards,” his son, Congressman Paolo Duterte, told supporters in The Hague on Monday, relaying the patriarch’s words after... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3316844/13-or-27-lovers-philippines-duterte-kisses-goodbye-his-womanising-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3316844/13-or-27-lovers-philippines-duterte-kisses-goodbye-his-womanising-days?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 01:30:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country’s vice-president, two interviews with Filipinos arguing for and against the move went viral. Neither were real. The schoolboys and elderly woman making their cases were AI creations, examples of increasingly sophisticated fakes possible with even basic online tools. “Why single out the VP?”, a digitally created boy in a white school uniform asks, arguing that the case was politically motivated. The House of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3315777/philippines-ai-fakes-duel-over-vp-sara-dutertes-impeachment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3315777/philippines-ai-fakes-duel-over-vp-sara-dutertes-impeachment?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:33:15 +0000