Philippines Senator - Antonio Trillanes
Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines Senator, Antonio 鈥淪onny鈥� Trillanes.
Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines Senator, Antonio 鈥淪onny鈥� Trillanes. When it comes to populist politics delivered with robust action no-one does it quite like Rodrigo Duterte, elected President of the Philippines a year ago. Since he came to power, around 7000 people have been killed in his war on drugs crime. Human rights groups are aghast, but a majority of Filipinos seem to admire his iron fist policy. Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction?
(Photo: Senator Antonio Trillanes attends a senate hearing in Manila, 2016. Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
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