Re:Body count rises as Philippines president calls for drug ...
by tim333 on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @07:27AM
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I went to visit a friend in the Philippines in Feb and she'd moved from Manila to Davao specifically for the lower crime under Duterte - he's been mayor there for many years. Although his policies are iffy people there know what they are voting for and he seems popular so far - "84 percent of those surveyed showed 'much trust' in Duterte" http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/795717/sws-duterte-begins-presi...
Another thing I might add is that extrajudicial killings happened before Duerte especially in the southern Mindanao region, perpetrated by the army, as well as rebel groups. Nobody (in the western media) has ever given a rats ass about this anyway, and its been going on for over 30 years now. It is another form of conflict, I admit, if you just read what happened there just in the last 2 years, you'd be shocked.[0][1]
[0]: http://www.hiik.de/en/konfliktbarometer/pdf/ConflictBaromete...
[1]: http://www.hiik.de/en/konfliktbarometer/pdf/ConflictBaromete...