Duterte

Duterte stated he can be 50 times more brutal than Islamic terrorists

Duterte, the Philippine president has warned that he can be 50 times more brutal than Muslim extremists. He added that…he’d even eat them if they’re captured alive by his troops.

President Duterte has repeatedly threatened drug suspects with death, however this time he went over the line big time!

What's wrong with Southeast Asia?

Thirty years ago most of Southeast Asia was run by thuggish dictatorships. Then the Philippines showed the rest of the world how to get rid of dictators without violence, and its non-violent example was watched and copied around the world. But now the thugs are coming back to where it all started.

Comparative politics

I decided that "comparative politics" is the best way to avoid my hopelessness concerning Turkey's politics. I think that, after all, there are many other countries in bad shape all over the world, and even the most advanced countries can be on the list nowadays.

Philippines’ President Expresses ‘Regret’ For Cursing Obama

Recently inaugurated Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte is “expressing regret” for his comments at a fiery press conference, in which he called President Obama a “son of a whore” and threatened to swear at him in a planned bilateral meeting.
Duterte, said in a statement through his spokesman that he regretted “it came across as a personal attack on the US President”.

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