Demonstrators march to the House of Representatives to show their support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of his State of the Nation Address in July. Duterte used the address to announce a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate. Photo: AFP
Demonstrators march to the House of Representatives to show their support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of his State of the Nation Address in July. Duterte used the address to announce a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate. Photo: AFP
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Duterte always loved communists – except when he was killing them

John McBeth
John McBeth

Updated: 11:35am, 20 Oct, 2016

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Demonstrators march to the House of Representatives to show their support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of his State of the Nation Address in July. Duterte used the address to announce a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate. Photo: AFP
Demonstrators march to the House of Representatives to show their support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of his State of the Nation Address in July. Duterte used the address to announce a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate. Photo: AFP
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