Rodrigo Duterte (Author of The Duterte Manifesto)

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Rodrigo Duterte

Born

in Maasin, Leyte, Philippines

March 28, 1945

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Genre

Biography, Religion, Memoir

Influences

Ferdinand Marcos, Karl Marx, Mao Zedong

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Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte is also known as Digong, is a Filipino politician and jurist who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines, He is the first Mindanaoan to hold the office, and the fourth of Visayan descent. Duterte's political success has been aided by his vocal support for the extrajudicial killing of drug users and criminals. Human rights groups have documented over 1,400 killings allegedly by vigilante groups occurring in Davao between 1998 and May 2016; the victims were mainly drug users, petty criminals and street children. Duterte denied any involvement in the said vigilante groups. ...more