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Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte speaks from a balcony

Duterte’s wild proposal: Changing the name of the Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines and no stranger to startling proposals, already has a preferred new name: The Republic of Maharlika.

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