
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines Senator, Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes. When it comes to populist politics delivered with robust action no-one does it quite like Rodrigo Duterte, elected President of the Philippines a year ago. Since he came to power, around 7000 people have been killed in his war on drugs crime. Human rights groups are aghast, but a majority of Filipinos seem to admire his iron fist policy. Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction?
(Photo: Senator Antonio Trillanes attends a senate hearing in Manila, 2016. Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.4
327327 ratings
Stephen Sackur speaks to Philippines Senator, Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes. When it comes to populist politics delivered with robust action no-one does it quite like Rodrigo Duterte, elected President of the Philippines a year ago. Since he came to power, around 7000 people have been killed in his war on drugs crime. Human rights groups are aghast, but a majority of Filipinos seem to admire his iron fist policy. Is President Duterte taking the Philippines and the region in a new direction?
(Photo: Senator Antonio Trillanes attends a senate hearing in Manila, 2016. Credit: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

7,669 Listeners

1,093 Listeners

4,166 Listeners

521 Listeners

1,062 Listeners

379 Listeners

996 Listeners

302 Listeners

5,475 Listeners

1,801 Listeners

969 Listeners

593 Listeners

1,761 Listeners

1,054 Listeners

2,080 Listeners

741 Listeners

50 Listeners

2,547 Listeners

3,204 Listeners

1,034 Listeners

346 Listeners

26 Listeners