Overall, the Philippines are a hard place to live despite its good Pacific setting: 1Many beautiful mountains , beach , resorts and volcano where most of the nation's 90 million live in poverty. Conquered by the Spanish until Uncle Sam invaded early last century, the country has never emerged from client-state status. American corporations have a run of the place. There's every American chain, from Wendy's to Outback Steakhouse, but the vast majority of Filipinos live on less than $2 a day. There's few major industries, save manufacturing and shipping, where the Philippines has earned the title of Global Ship Manning Capital.
Depending on who you ask, Rodrigo Duterte is either a model crime fighter or a "Punisher". In his decade or so as mayor of Davao City, the Philipines' third largest city, he took what was a city with warzone violence to one without much crime at all. Duterte's now ceded power to his daughter but he remains Vice Mayor. And he did make the city peaceful. Up for debate are his methods.
Current vice mayor of Davao City, Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is noted for transforming the city from the murder capital of the nation to what tourism organizations there now call "the most peaceful city in Southeast Asia". He's been suspected of being involved with the vigilante outfit Davao Death Squad and has been criticized by human rights groups for tolerating extrajudicial killings of alleged criminals.
Depending on who you ask, Rodrigo Duterte is either a model crime fighter or a "Punisher". In his decade or so as mayor of Davao City, the Philipines' third largest city, he took what was a city with warzone violence to one without much crime at all. Duterte's now ceded power to his daughter but he remains Vice Mayor. And he did make the city peaceful. Up for debate are his methods.
Current vice mayor of Davao City, Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is noted for transforming the city from the murder capital of the nation to what tourism organizations there now call "the most peaceful city in Southeast Asia". He's been suspected of being involved with the vigilante outfit Davao Death Squad and has been criticized by human rights groups for tolerating extrajudicial killings of alleged criminals.
