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MANILA, Philippines  – Will former President Rodrigo Duterte serve as his daughter’s lead defense should the impeachment trial against her begin? Vice President Sara Duterte said she is inclined to tell her father not to stand as her lead legal counsel in her impeachment case considering the former president’s age. “He is a lawyer, so he is welcome to give his advice and input in the defense,” the Vice President told reporters in a press conference on Friday after she was asked to disclose if her father would be among her defense team. Later into the presser, the impeached official […]…

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Washington, United States — US President Donald Trump’s trade envoy nominee Jamieson Greer told his confirmation hearing Thursday that universal tariffs were worth studying, adding that he would work to restructure global trade ties. On the campaign trail, Trump floated the idea of across-the-board tariffs on all US imports, and Greer would be a crucial figure in implementing the president’s trade and tariffs agenda if confirmed as US trade representative. A universal tariff “is something that should be studied and considered” to see if it can reverse the direction of the US trade deficit and offshoring, said Greer, a trade […]…

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