Activists burn an effigy during a September 2017 protest in Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war killings. Photo: AFP
Activists burn an effigy during a September 2017 protest in Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war killings. Photo: AFP
Mark R Thompson
Opinion

Opinion

Mark R Thompson

Philippine ‘People Power’ at 35: a strange metamorphosis under Duterte

  • Despite his ‘war on drugs’, attacks on media and ‘red-tagging’ of political opponents, Rodrigo Duterte is more closely linked to People Power than often thought
  • Most Filipinos continue to support Duterte’s claim that he is their true champion even though his promises for ‘real change’ have proved hollow

Activists burn an effigy during a September 2017 protest in Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war killings. Photo: AFP
Activists burn an effigy during a September 2017 protest in Manila against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war killings. Photo: AFP
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