President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has a reputation for frank ā and frankly offensive ā speechmaking that electrifies his constituents as often as it angers other countries. He has made the extrajudicial killing of drug dealers and users the cornerstone of his domestic policy. Behind the bluster, analysts are alarmed that Mr. Duterte drew international ire after issuing his latest threat against drug dealers and drug addicts on Sept. Obama canceled the meeting and Mr.
Duterte apologized. The two men met briefly a few days later. While running for president, Mr. Duterte, who had been mayor of Davao City and employed vigilante militias there, promised a similar national strategy against drug dealers. If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did as mayor.
In the same campaign speech, Mr. In August, Mr. Duterte warned Maria Lourdes Sereno, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, that if she tried to thwart his drug war he would declare martial law. The threat was made after the judge responded to Mr. He joked at a campaign event in April about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary by inmates during a prison riot in Davao when he was mayor in Addressing business leaders at a campaign event in April, Mr.
Duterte bragged about his reputation as a womanizer. In a speech to local officials, Mr. Duterte complained that Washington was refusing to sell weapons to his government, and threatened to turn to China and Russia to purchase arms. Please upgrade your browser.
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