Rodrigo Duterte

Fire and Fury in the Philippines

By: Jonathan Miller

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Paperback | 9 October 2018

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The first biography of Rodrigo Duterte, the murderous, unpredictable president of the Philippines, a fascinating, fearsome man and the embodiment of populism in our time.

Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines in 2016. In his first 18 months in office, 12,000 people were murdered on the streets, gunned down by police officers and vigilante citizens--all with his encouragement.

Duterte is a serial womaniser and a self-confessed killer, who has called both Barack Obama and Pope Francis "sons of whores." He is on record as saying he does not "give a shit" about human rights. Yet he is beloved of the 16.6 million Filipinos who voted for him, seen as vulgar but honest, a breath of fresh air, and an iconoclastic, anti-imperialist rebel.

Through interviews with Duterte himself, his sister, daughter and son, two former presidents, old friends, death squad hitmen, and relatives of his victims, Channel 4 News' Asia Correspondent Jonathan Miller shows that far from the media cartoon of The Godfather, John Wayne, Hugo Chavez, and Donald Trump rolled into one, Duterte is a sinister, dangerous man, who should not be taken lightly.

Industry Reviews

'"Fire and fury" is the mentality of despots everywhere. Miller has terrifyingly captured that condition -- bullying, threatening, vengeful, and lethal.'

--Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury 'Miller's fast-paced, lively narrative helps explain how an electoral insurgency led by a charismatic populist ... has put the Philippines on the road to authoritarian rule.'

--Walden Bello, former Philippine Congressman (2009-15) 'This book will piss off the powerful, which is why you should read it... With unflinching prose and the rigour of a veteran journalist, Jonathan Miller disrobes Rodrigo Duterte for all to see. Beyond the myths and propaganda of [Duterte's] supporters, the Filipino politician is here paraded nakedly, with his contradicting good intentions that involve bloody violence, broken promises, and the brazen perpetuation of dynastic patronage politics that continue to dismantle Asia's oldest free republic ... This portrait presents a cautionary tale of the kind of authoritarian rulers that stand to hijack any democracy if we citizens do not participate in protecting it while we still can.'

--Miguel Syjuco, author of Ilustrado 'Among the most skilled and lyrical correspondents that I know: Miller describes the grim actions of one of the most infernal leaders of the 21st Century. A shocking book -- but one that demands to be read.'

--Jon Snow

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