Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year tenure has been marked by his US-China policy flip-flops and ambitious infrastructure plans, but it is his brutal war on drugs that will define his legacy when he steps down on Thursday (June 30), experts say. After being the mayor of Davao City for 22 years, during which he earned the moniker of "The Punisher".
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The Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of laws will resume this week its inquiry into the effects of the rise of social media platforms and rapid advances in their technology.
In an era of increasing authoritarianism and swirling misinformation, Maria Ressa and Dmitri A. Muratov, who lead independent news outlets in the Philippines and Russia, were honored for their work to hold leaders to account.