Ruthless Philippine President's High Popularity Is the Result of Failed Democracy

The Real News Podcast · Jul 16, 2019 · 12m

As the death toll in President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs keeps climbing, so does his popularity. How can this be? Walden Bello says it is the result of a failed liberal democracy in the Philippines.

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