Philippine police have said nearly 2,300 people have died in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs since July, down from an earlier estimate of 3,600, after investigations into the near-daily killings.
The Philippine embassy in Doha has achieved “a significant 35.02% turnout of votes” in the presidential election with a total of 15,956 votes cast in the month-long overseas voting in Qatar.
Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte has brushed off controversies to keep a huge lead going into the final days of the election campaign, a pollster said on Friday.
Anti-establishment Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte's rollicking ride to presidential favouritism has triggered warnings of a coup should he win next week's election, with opponents warning he is a dictator in the making.
