Duterte Support Surges to Record High in Wake of Marawi Crisis
- Poll comes as Duterte celebrates his first year in office
- Rating still short of all-time high held by Corazon Aquino
The Philippines' Bloody Drug War Rages On
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Rodrigo Duterte has never been more popular, according to a new poll taken on the eve of the first anniversary of his swearing in as Philippine president.
Far from alienating voters with a drug war that has killed thousands, the declaration of martial law in Mindanao, and the cursing out of foreign leaders such as former U.S. president Barack Obama, support for Duterte remains steadfast.