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Could Duterte Control the Philippine Congress?

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May 09, 2016
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With maverick Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte perhaps poised to win the Philippine presidency on May 9, the more important races may well be in the Philippine Congress, which at least for now has little loyalty to the tough-talking Duterte.

Duterte has sparked a political earthquake that in turn has generated rumors of coup talk in Manila even before he…

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