On the other hand, Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s rating hit an all-time high, the only high-ranking government official whose ratings improved, according to e-mailed results of the poll on Wednesday. Duterte, father of the Vice-President and a maverick ex-mayor and former prosecutor who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, was flown to The Hague on March 11, hours after his arrest in Manila, marking the biggest step yet in the International Criminal Court’s probe into alleged crimes against humanity during an anti-drug crackdown that killed thousands and drew condemnation around the world. Juliano, a political science lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila University, said the results are consistent with the Philippines’ political environment. “The Duterte machinery is aggressive in advancing the narrative about the suppression or oppression of their camp,” he told BusinessWorld in a Facebook Messenger chat. “From this lens, the perspective on the mixed bag for Marcos and the broadly contentious view on Chiz and Martin makes perfect sense,” Mr. Read Full Story
