Duterte’s ‘shoot-them-all’ approach to Covid-19 threatens his legacy as poor suffer in the Philippines
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7 May 2020Duterte’s ‘shoot-them-all’ approach to Covid-19 threatens his legacy as poor suffer in the Philippines
Professor Mark R THOMPSON of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs comments on Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's handling of COVID-19 in the Philippines.
Interviewee: Prof Mark THOMPSON (Department of Public and International Affairs) Media: SCMP Publishing Date: 6 May 2020
Under the lockdown, the social conditions of the poor have worsened dramatically, which culminated in Duterte threatening to shoot demonstrators demanding food. While he remains a popular leader, vows of upholding ‘discipline’ ring hollow when the poor go hungry, leaving Duterte at a turning point in his presidency.
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