MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his second state of the nation speech to a joint session of Congress on Monday, vowing to continue his bloody war on illegal drugs despite international and domestic criticism. The tough-talking president also insisted he would not hold peace talks with communist rebels because of continuing attacks. [...] a full year later, the rhetoric was that he would no longer talk with the guerrillas because he's angry over recent attacks against government forces, including fighting that left five of his presidential guards wounded last week. Duterte's tough talk has translated into change in that he belts out orders to the police to really crack down hard on illegal drugs, and they follow. Duterte was known for his tough talk when he was mayor of the southern city of Davao, so both critics and supporters know that when he talks tough, it's not empty talk. While he was delivering the speech, his followers in Congress were applauding, and afterward they told reporters that he was consistent with his messages on drugs and the communist and Muslim insurgencies. Almost all of his speeches feature tough talk on his crusade against illegal drugs, whether it's an audience of business executives or government troops.

 

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