Mr Duterte has said in the past that he had patterned the “ war on drugs ” on the controversial anti-drugs campaign he first ran on his home turf.“ Do not question my policies because I offer no apologies, no excuses.... “ The senators played into Duterte’s hand.” In the Philippines, people giving testimony at senatorial hearings are generally not accorded such leeway to express themselves.... Rather, those being investigated for alleged wrongdoing tend to be on their best behaviour while in t