action President Duterte, "The Punisher"

Times magazine photo Duterte gave the title as The Punisher (The Punisher) (Photo: Tammy David / Facebook)

RODRIGO Roa Duterte who was born on March 28, 1945 is the 16th President of the Philippines. Before turning to politics, a man who has the nickname 'Digong' is also a lawyer. Duterte's political career is actually quite good. Before being elected president, served as mayor Duterte of Davao City for 22 years. Therefore, Duterte was recorded as the oldest mayor in office in the Philippines.

Controversy for the sake of controversy, however, either as mayor or president, controversy is never apart from the 71-year-old man. In her position as mayor, Duterte nicknamed "The Punisher" by Time magazine. The reason, he is suspected of having links with groups that often do vigilantism. The group that had the call Davao Death Squad (Davao Death Force) was responsible for the death or disappearance of thousands of people in Davao in the period 1998 to 2008. Although never proven to be directly involved with the group, over time Duterte show support to the existence of Davao Death Squad. "If you are doing illegal activities in this city (Davao), if you are a criminal or part of a syndicate that lurk to attack the innocent people in this city, as long as I was a mayor, then you are a legitimate target for murder, "Duterte said in 2009, as quoted by News.com.au, Saturday (27/08/2016).