Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which involves controversial extrajudicial killings, has claimed its first high-profile victim, in the southern province of Maguindanao. Samsudin Dimaukom, the elected mayor of Datu Saudi-Ampatuan, was gunned down this morning along with other people in his convoy during a clash with police at a checkpoint. The police had […]

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Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has made frequent appearances in the international headlines in the past few months. Since coming to power in late June, the former Davao City has mayor has come across as wildly unpredictable at times, with his coarse language, emotional outbursts, and his seemingly sudden pivot to China. The latter has certainly […]

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Photos: Rodrigo Duterte has said some outrageous things.After US president Barack Obama said he would raise extrajudicial killings in a meeting with Duterte, the Philippines President responded angrily on September 5, first in English then in Tagalog. As a result, Obama canceled the meeting.Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos: Rodrigo Duterte has said some outrageous […]

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