Rodrigo Duterte

A Philippine provincial newspaper publisher has been shot dead after writing a column alleging official negligence over a recently discovered methamphetamine laboratory, in the first killing of a journalist during the country's war on drugs. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him on Dec. 18 to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a southern city to set an example for police.  

We learn to swear before we learn to talk properly - a habit that goes on for life. If you are a politician in the modern age, you have even more chance to perfect the skill thanks to your inner instincts of competitiveness and the not-so-silent majority ready to applaud or retweet your nastiness.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Oct. 25 and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's popularity has soared during his first three months in office, an independent survey showed Oct. 6, in an apparent endorsement by Filipinos of his brutal crime war.

A shocking video has emerged showing two men killing a suspected drug dealer in the middle of the road in the Philippines. The alleged drug dealer is held with his hands tied behind his back by two men.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Sept. 28 that he will soon end joint military exercises with the United States, a move that could further dampen relations with Manila's longtime ally after the controversial leader branded U.S. President Barack Obama a "son of a whore."

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.

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”.