What makes Duterte Duterte?

The World

 Reporter Aurora Almendral visits Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s home town of Davao City.  In an excerpt from her podcast, “The Frontline Dispatch,” Almendral explores Duterte’s childhood and political awakening in the city he ruled for 22 years as mayor before becoming president.

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