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Protesters in thousands mark Philippine President Duterte's entry to second year in power

As Duterte marks his second year in Presidential power, thousands of protesters marched with his effigy, demanding that he deliver on promises he made in his first state of the nation speech last year.
'Do not try to scare me with prison or the International Court of Justice. I'm willing to go to prison for the rest of my life.' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday marked his annual state of the nation address with this statement. Outside, thousands of protesters marched with Duterte's effigy, demanding that he deliver on promises he made in his first state of the nation speech last year. (Photo | AP)
'Do not try to scare me with prison or the International Court of Justice. I'm willing to go to prison for the rest of my life.' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday marked his annual state of the nation address with this statement. Outside, thousands of protesters marched with Duterte's effigy, demanding that he deliver on promises he made in his first state of the nation speech last year. (Photo | AP)
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The promises that the public wanted him to deliver on ranged from pressing peace talks with Marxist guerrillas, which is currently on hold, to upholding human rights and the rule of law. (Photo | AP)
The promises that the public wanted him to deliver on ranged from pressing peace talks with Marxist guerrillas, which is currently on hold, to upholding human rights and the rule of law. (Photo | AP)
Duterte's request to extend martial law in the south to the year's end to allow him to deal with the Marawi crisis and stamp out other extremist groups across the south being granted by the Congress on Saturday only aggravated the public. (File Photo | AP)
Duterte's request to extend martial law in the south to the year's end to allow him to deal with the Marawi crisis and stamp out other extremist groups across the south being granted by the Congress on Saturday only aggravated the public. (File Photo | AP)
Since the Marawi fighting broke out on May 23, around half a million residents have been displaced, according to the military. (File Photo | AP)
Since the Marawi fighting broke out on May 23, around half a million residents have been displaced, according to the military. (File Photo | AP)
At least 428 militants, 105 soldiers and policemen, and 45 civilians have been killed too. (File photo | AP)
At least 428 militants, 105 soldiers and policemen, and 45 civilians have been killed too. (File photo | AP)
Protesters burn a mock tank that they depict as alleged collusion of Philippines and the United States militaries before marching towards the Lower House with an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Protesters burn a mock tank that they depict as alleged collusion of Philippines and the United States militaries before marching towards the Lower House with an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Riot police, without batons and shields to underscore a policy of maximum tolerance toward demonstrators, prevented the protesters from disrupting Duterte's state of the nation speech on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Riot police, without batons and shields to underscore a policy of maximum tolerance toward demonstrators, prevented the protesters from disrupting Duterte's state of the nation speech on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Protesters are blocked by riot police as they march to the U.S. Embassy to denounce the U.S. military's role to quell the two-month-long siege of Marawi city in southern Philippine by Muslim militants. (File photo | AP)
Protesters are blocked by riot police as they march to the U.S. Embassy to denounce the U.S. military's role to quell the two-month-long siege of Marawi city in southern Philippine by Muslim militants. (File photo | AP)
Besides martial law, the public protested the thousands of victims killed in the so-called war on drugs called by the President. (File photo | AP)
Besides martial law, the public protested the thousands of victims killed in the so-called war on drugs called by the President. (File photo | AP)
Duterte had during his campaign promised to rid the country of illegal drugs in three to six months with repeated death threats to traffickers. (File photo | AP)
Duterte had during his campaign promised to rid the country of illegal drugs in three to six months with repeated death threats to traffickers. (File photo | AP)
Duterte 'has unleashed a human rights calamity on the Philippines in his first year in office,' U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said. An impeachment complaint against the President was also dismissed in the House of Representatives, which is dominated by Duterte's allies. The violence goes on. (File photo | AP)
Duterte 'has unleashed a human rights calamity on the Philippines in his first year in office,' U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said. An impeachment complaint against the President was also dismissed in the House of Representatives, which is dominated by Duterte's allies. The violence goes on. (File photo | AP)
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