EP9: Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte has been president of the Philippines since 2016. He is a divisive figure both domestically and internationally, having irritated the US and international human rights groups for his (very) hardline attitude towards drugs. Having announced his retirement from politics, he has also set up one of the strangest elections I've ever seen, currently being fought between Duterte's daughter, the son of former Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, and Dutert...

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Kissinger said that ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad name. Each week, a guest and I discuss the life and legacy of one politician from recent times. Some are well-known, others obscure; all have left an indelible mark on our world, and often for the worse. Join me, Tom Leeman, in a journey through the corruptible and the controversial.