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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague (www.theguardian.com)
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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been re-elected as mayor of the city of Davao, the family’s stronghold, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles away in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 33 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It is worth noting that in PH, using Facebook is free but every other news source uses up a very small data cap. Few can afford to pay for data so everyone is totally hooked on Facebook. Also labor costs are low so buying a "troll army" to flood the zone is extremely cheap. Combine that with a very low level of education and it's just echo chambers of insanity everywhere.

There are striking similarities between the first Duterte campaign and Trump's 2016 campaign.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Labour costs being low is an understatement. Average worker makes about $10 for a full 8-hour shift, and that's before tax.

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