PRESIDENTS are not kings. So said Tanya Chutkan, a US district court judge, as she ruled against Donald Trump's claim that his communications on the January 6 Capitol insurrection were covered by a vast blanket of executive privileges. But don't tell that to Filipinos. Up to late last year, President Duterte governed with the trust, appreciation and net satisfaction ratings of an all-too popular monarch. And with ratings at stratospheric heights, he was able to bend most policy decisions — and the direction of the nation — to his will.
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