Duterte is approaching his first full year in office, and is showing no signs that he’s going to soften his political approach anytime soon. The president’s first 12 months have caused plenty of controversy.<\/p>\n
Duterte’s\u00a0been accused of human rights violations for his law enforcement directive to take out suspected drug dealers without any form of judicial process. Never one for political correctness, Duterte has also been lambasted by the United Nations and foreign leaders around the world for his outlandish remarks and threats.<\/p>\n
\nHe called former US President Barack Obama a “son of a b—-” who can “go to hell.” He’s asked his troops to capture terrorists so he can eat their livers with “salt and vinegar.” And in December, Duterte threatened to burn down the United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Just this week he warned an investigator looking into the Philippines’ alleged extrajudicial killings, “I will kill you. I will really kill you.” Based on Duterte’s history of handling those who have crossed him (or who he believes have done so), that’s probably not an empty threat.<\/p>\n
Regardless, President Donald Trump invited Duterte to the White House last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Construction can begin on the only Philippines casino resort\u00a0to date outside the capital of Manila. On Thursday, PAGCOR, the country’s gaming regulator, bestowed its blessing for the Cebu City resort, paving the way for the building project to start. Udenna Development Corporation is behind the project, a company that is owned by businessman Dennis Uy. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":49735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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