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# Rodrigo Duterte

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## Rodrigo Duterte


* ![PHILIPPINES-POLITICS-RIGHTS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt11c2d3aa7f9be253/698931bfdb2987582625fc9d/gettyimages-923743770.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 30, 2018  
## [What the Philippines Tells Us About the Broken Promises of Human Rights](https://time.com/5294301/what-the-philippines-tells-us-about-the-broken-promises-of-human-rights/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Chito Gascon
* ![A composite photo of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce3fc72a7aa58772/69892f6be76ad256d8631e22/putin-erdogan-duterte-orban-tough-guys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 3, 2018  
## [The 'Strongmen Era' Is Here. Here’s What It Means for You](https://time.com/5264170/the-strongmen-era-is-here-heres-what-it-means-for-you/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ian Bremmer
* ![PHILIPPINES-ASEAN-SUMMIT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d6a772dae19d58c/6988e58d929fad85b5bee75c/gettyimages-873450746.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 13, 2017  
## [President Trump Had Trouble Figuring Out This Awkward Group Handshake with World Leaders](https://time.com/5021203/trump-group-handshake-asia-trip/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Kate Samuelson
* ![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Visits Singapore](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt97d998c033da520e/6988d3a20a4a223e089ced41/gettyimages-630081684.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 30, 2017  
## [Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: One Year On](https://time.com/4832368/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-year-anniversary/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![PHILIPPINES-POLITICS-CRIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c1ca8c02873daa1/6988d1fb0b72e30b746ee44c/gettyimages-531654602.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 16, 2017  
## [Philippine Lawmakers Demand Answers On President's Health](https://time.com/4821197/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-health/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui  
* ![CHINA-NAVY-MILITARY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted6e3b55eb690fd9/6988ce0c196cf4a07a04030f/gettyimages-630829504.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2017  
## [Beijing Is Winning the Battle to Control the South China Sea](https://time.com/4785577/south-china-sea-us-china-control/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlie Campbell
* ![President Donald Trump during an event for the Independent Community Bankers Association in the Kennedy Garden of the the White House on May 1, 2017 in Washington](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4233a6a09f16526/6988cb63656a3fe62ebcfc90/trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 1, 2017  
## [Rodrigo Duterte Comparison Didn't Bother Trump](https://time.com/4761595/donald-trump-rodrigo-duterte-white-house-invitiation/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Zeke J Miller
* ![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Visits Singapore](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1731b709b3e6a546/6988c2d0a988ca04bc6bbbc1/rodrigo-duterte-time-100-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 17, 2017  
## [Rodrigo Duterte Wins the 2017 TIME 100 Reader Poll](https://time.com/4740116/time-100-poll-2017-winner-rodrigo-duterte/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by TIME Staff
* ![PHILIPPINES-CHINA-MARITIME-DIPLOMACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt425d3457037f78b3/6988bf37656a3f0c03bcf394/gettyimages-652820912.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 21, 2017  
## [Duterte Appears to Close the Door on Legalizing Gay Marriage](https://time.com/4707615/philippines-gay-marriage-duterte/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![PHILIPPINES-QUEZON-VICE PRESIDENT-RESIGNATION FROM CABINET](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc47cfa82e28a275a/6988be602dce013a8c9eca42/gettyimages-6278452221.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 15, 2017  
## [Q&A: Philippine Vice President Condemns Drug War](https://time.com/4701765/leni-robredo-duterte-drug-war-philippines/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks  
* ![PHILIPPINES-QUEZON-VICE PRESIDENT-RESIGNATION FROM CABINET](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2971465f2acaa2db/6988be39cf40a87a89c46d0e/gettyimages-627845222.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 14, 2017  
## [Philippines Vice President Slams Duterte's Drug War](https://time.com/4700506/philippine-vice-president-robredo-drug-war/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![PHILIPPINES-POLITICS-CRIME-DRUGS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dd97308c0aa6c18/6988bbf5196cf4258a03f03f/gettyimages-644723174.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 25, 2017  
## [Exclusive: Inside the Cell of Duterte's 'First Political Prisoner'](https://time.com/4682886/leila-de-lima-manila-philippines-duterte/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![PHILIPPINES-RIGHTS-CRIME-DUTERTE-DELIMA](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb02c9f488f69efdb/6988bbb60a4a22fbc29cd09e/gettyimages-644677440.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 24, 2017  
## [Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Fiercest Critic Arrested](https://time.com/4681484/leila-de-lima-arrested-rodrigo-duterte-philippines/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Nash Jenkins
* ![Two women watch as the body of their kin is examined by police after masked assailants barged into their home and dragged him into the streets and shot him in Manila in September 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06b6fa5e903e999d/6988bb0bed2d8d7a8f8a8a23/dondi-tawatao-philippines-drug-war.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 23, 2017  
## [Photographers in the Philippines Recall Harrowing Scenes of the Drug War](https://time.com/4678006/local-photographers-philippines-drug-war-rodrigo-duterte/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Andrew Katz
* ![PHILIPPINES-QUAKE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26a95d9c59265ef0/6988babfa988ca25896bb0be/gettyimages-634842372.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 17, 2017  
## [Duterte Say He'll Quit If Rival Can Prove Embezzlement](https://time.com/4674324/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-embezzlement-corruption-resign/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui

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