Philippines: President Duterte Talks Big But Underperforms In Combating Graft – Analysis

By Aie Balagtas See

Four and half years into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte has fallen short on his vow to root out government corruption in the Philippines while carrying out another pledge – of waging war on illegal drugs, to lethal effect – analysts say.

When he campaigned for office in 2016, the then mayor of...