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May 9, 2016

Filipino "Trump" Set to Win Presidency Despite Accused Role in Death Squads
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In the Philippines, the polls have closed in the nation's presidential
election. The leading candidate is Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial
rhetoric has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump. Duterte is mayor of
Davao City, where he has been accused of running death squads; he has
periodically admitted his role in the death squads, even bragging about
how they killed 1,700 people. He recently joked that, as mayor, he
should have been first in line to rape an Australian missionary who was
gang-raped and then murdered in his city in 1989.
Topics:Philippines

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