content: Duerte was the mayor of a city that was really bad and he cleaned stuff up by straight out executing everyone who stepped out of line. He then ran for president on the explicit platform that he was going to execute without trial all the drug dealers and various other categories of criminals. He also promised that citizen vigilantes who slaughter drug dealers will be given a medal. He was elected and then he proceeded to do exactly what he promised. In the past he has called Obama a stupid monkey and he has thrown criminals he didn't like out of helicopters so they would fall to their death. He has personally pulled the trigger more than once. He is immensely popular because he really has cleaned up the problems.