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Philippine presidents are limited by the constitution to a single six-year term.
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s comments as “repulsive”.
Mariano Blanco, mayor of the town of Ronda, is the latest in a spate of local officials to be slain in recent months.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been accused of mass murder.
Protests have erupted in the Philippines over the controversial president’s war on drugs.
“This leads us on a direct path to dictatorship,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said.
This is wrong on a number of levels.
“We could not win the war on drugs through killing petty criminals and addicts,” a former Colombian president wrote in a warning to President Duterte.
“When I say crush them, you have to destroy everything, including lives.”
Police said it appeared to be a botched robbery rather than a terrorist attack.
Security forces have been battling militants in Marawi, a major Muslim city in the predominantly Catholic country.
The army says it has killed at least 89 ISIS fighters as they take back territory from the militants in Marawi.
There are fears for those trapped in the city of Marawi.
Duterte told a military camp that they were allowed to rape women because he would take the blame for it.
The photos have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
Since taking office in June, the foul-mouthed Duterte has upended the Philippines’ historical military alliance with the United States.
The president of the Philippines has been waging a bloody war on drugs.
The incident occurred hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime.
Duterte’s profanities have almost become his trademark.
The controversial president is enjoying a high popularity rating three months into office.
In a separate speech, Duterte also repeated a vow to shield police or soldiers from prosecution.
Rodrigo Duterte has since apologised, sort of.
Rodrigo Duterte is not impressed with the US president’s criticism of his war on drugs.
“You know who the drug lords are. Would you like to kill them? Go ahead.”
Rodrigo Duterte also attempted some light wordplay on genocide while talking to reporters.
Hundreds of killings have taken place since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in June.
Rodrigo Duterte made the controversial comments on live television.
“You won’t be killed if you don’t do anything wrong.”
Duterte himself says he has killed “around three” people.