Philippines Gets Ready for the Duterte Ride
Rodrigo Duterte skipped his official proclamation by Congress as the new Philippine president this week. This was no surprise: he has said such an event was “corny” anyway, and he has also famously said he has little regard for Congress, claiming during his campaign that he’d shut the whole thing down if Congress tried to impeach him.
With the new presid…
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