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Antonio Trillanes

HARDtalk talks to Philippines Senator, Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes. Elected as President of the Philippines a year ago, is Rodrigo Duterte taking the region in a new direction?

HARDtalk's 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?

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Jun 2017 19:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Antonio Trillanes

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