[PODCAST] Tarlac shooting: Blood on Duterte’s hands

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attempts to distance himself from the gruesome murder of a mother and son by a cop, but many Filipinos can’t forget his own words about killing and protecting policemen.

Threats to kill suspects who “fight back” and promises to pardon cops who “massacre” drug addicts have defined Duterte’s messaging and governance style.

In this episode of the Seat of Power podcast, let’s recall Duterte’s public statements about killing and encouraging violence as a way to address society’s ills.

Warning: This episode contains sounds and words of violence.

Listen to other Seat of Power episodes:

• Episode 1: COVID-19 ward doctor assesses Duterte’s pandemic response
• Episode 2: Duterte’s hands all over ABS-CBN franchise rejection
• Episode 3: The frightening future of Duterte’s anti-terror law
• Episode 4: Duterte’s 2020 SONA in 5 minutes
• Episode 5: What happens if Duterte gets COVID-19?
• Episode 6: Duterte, Trump, Bolsonaro: The ‘medical populists’
• Episode 7: Pandemic leadership: Duterte vs Leni
• Episode 8: Duterte’s secretive Malacañang
• Episode 9: Duterte’s vaccine dreams vs reality
• Episode 10: Duterte’s role in the Cayetano-Velasco Speakership tussle
• Episode 11: 4 reasons why Duterte’s ratings are still high
• Episode 12: ‘Corruption crackdown’ by a master of spectacle
• Episode 13: Covering a President who lies

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