“The Philippines is not a …show more content…
Back in 2002, when Duterte is still the mayor of Davao City, Time magazine dubbed him “The Punisher” for using death squads to execute criminals and street children in his city. The people of Davao City, and later, the Philippines, however, have shown immense support to “the Duterte way” (Zabriskie, 2002). Duterte served a total of seven terms and 22 years as the Mayor of Davao City since 1988, and during his reign, the average crime rate of Davao sunk to the lowest across the Philippines. While some consider this kind of “victory” came at a grave cost, many thinks that Duterte is not afraid to do what has to be