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International media should move on from Duterte’s rape joke and focus on the hard tasks ahead

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Ilda - 28 Comments.

Australian morning show Sunrise featured a segment on presumptive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss his win in the recent presidential elections. The show had an Australian political analyst named …

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Why Duterte fans continue to justify his rape joke

April 25, 2016 - by Roy Joseph Roberto - 28 Comments.

RODRIGO DUTERTE’s unorthodox language and idiosyncratic campaign style have skyrocketed his popularity to such mind-blowing proportions. The tough-talking mayor of Davao city recently drew flak for cracking a joke on …

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Crime / Culture / Media / Society

Pinoys Really Need To Develop Their Sense Of Humor

April 18, 2016 - by Grimwald - 26 Comments.

Okay, so I finally got to see the video wherein Mayor Duterte of Davao allegedly made fun of the tragic death of Jackie Hamill, the Australian missionary who was raped and …

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Duterte ‘rape joke’ video highlights the disturbing way Filipinos regard European foreigners

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 - by benign0 - 33 Comments.

The thing I noted about the whole ‘Duterte rape joke’ episode captured in the now-viral video is not the offensive joke per se but the way the audience hooted in …

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