Duterte: Philippines’ brutal president must be condemned, but the West is guilty of double standardsNot since the grim Marcos era have Western commentators been so interested in the Philippines. Their focus is the country’s brutal and boorish president, Rodrigo Duterte, whose gruesome anti-drug campaign – death toll: 20,000+ so far – should be… Jan 02 19January 02, 2019Article at The Conversation
Jonathan Miller- Duterte: Fire and Fury in the PhilippinesRodrigo Duterte’s presidential election campaign pledge in the Philippines was mass murder, pure and simple. Unlike most politicians, he faithfully delivered on his campaign promise. Jonathan Miller, author of a new and deeply researched biography of… Nov 09 18November 09, 2018Video at Youtube
INTERVIEW: ‘Duterte Harry – Fire and Fury in the Philippines’ author Jonathan MillerAn Interview with author and Channel 4 News Southeast Asia Correspondent Jonathan Miller y this point, President Rodrigo Duterte might be the most famous Filipino president, after Ferdinand Marcos. If you pay attention to the news, then you know this… Oct 09 18October 09, 2018Article at Resonate
Inside Rodrigo Duterte’s raging war on drugsRaphael is on the run. He is a softly spoken, middle-aged man of wiry build – and he is wired. The friend who put me in contact with him said that Raphael had been in this hyper-adrenalised state for months, ever since he had learned he was on the… Jul 27 18July 27, 2018Article at British GQ
Rodrigo Duterte and the populist playbookSix months before Donald Trump transformed US politics as we know it, Rodrigo Duterte did the same in the Philippines. The tough-talking ex-lawyer and mayor ran on a law-and-order platform, larding his speeches with obscenities and threats to kill… Jul 25 18July 25, 2018Article at Financial Times
Book review: 'Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the Philippines'There are some biographers who don’t actually hate their subjects, but who certainly set out to dish any dirt they can find. Others come to detest the person whose life they are covering during the course of their research. Jonathan Miller comes into… Jul 20 18July 20, 2018Article at The National
A journalist Duterte cursed at just wrote the president’s first biographyA foreign news correspondent who was publicly cursed at by Rodrigo Duterte in 2016 has released what could be considered the president’s first biography. Jonathan Miller, Channel 4 News’ correspondent for Asia, wrote “Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in… Jun 29 18June 29, 2018Article at Interaksyon
Inner demons A new book explores the myths and reality of Rodrigo Duterte’s lifeBeneath his dyspeptic facade, the president of the Philippines seems oddly vulnerable Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in The Philippines. By Jonathan Miller.Scribe; 346 pages; £14.99. To be published in America as “Rodrigo Duterte” in September;… Jun 21 18June 21, 2018Article at The Economist
Duterte Harry's drugs war: how one family was destroyedIt’s approaching 5am on a Sunday morning before Christmas, and in the Santo Niño district of Pasay city, Metro Manila, Domingo Mañosca is already up and about. His heavily pregnant wife, Elizabeth, is still fast asleep. Sprawled beside her, in a… Jun 10 18June 10, 2018Article at the Guardian
Review: Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the Philippines by Jonathan Miller — a gunslinging mayor defies easy judgmentPresident Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines came to power on a promise to kill all the nation’s drug dealers and, as Jonathan Miller’s vivid book shows, he is a man of his word. This is less a biography than an indictment, written in a terrific… Jun 10 18June 10, 2018Article at thetimes.co.uk
Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the Philippines“If there’s one thing Dutere is not, it’s unpredictable”—New Mandala’s Philippines editor interviews Jonathan Miller about his new biography of the populist strongman. Posted by New Mandala on Sunday, 3 June 2018 Editor’s note: Our Philippines editor… Jun 06 18June 06, 2018Article at New Mandala
Biographer: Animosity toward US drives Philippine presidentCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The author of the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte says the maverick Philippine president was gravitating toward China partly because of a personal animosity toward the United States and its criticisms of his human rights… Jun 01 18June 01, 2018Article at AP NEWS
Duterte Harry. Fire and Fury in the PhilippinesIn this revelatory biography, Channel 4 News’ Asia Correspondent Jonathan Miller charts President Duterte’s rise, and shows how Duterte can be seen as the embodiment of populism in our time. This is the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte, who was… May 31 18May 31, 2018Article at Policy Forum
'Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the Philippines'It's been two years since Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency of the Philippines, vowing to "cleanse" the nation of its chronic drug problem and those who peddle it. And he's certainly not wavered — it's estimated his war on drugs has led to the… May 27 18May 27, 2018Article at ABC Radio National
The republic of fearIn a disappointed country, where the promise of a half-forgotten people’s revolution had been squandered, and memories of dictatorship and Imelda’s shoes had faded, they were finally ready for another strongman. The Age of Anger was dawning in the… May 25 18May 25, 2018Article at The Australian
The murderous rise of Rodrigo DuterteRodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines in 2016. He came to power on the strength of a campaign that promised execution of drug dealers and other criminals. In his first 18 months in office, 12,000 people were murdered on the… May 22 18May 22, 2018Article at ABC Radio National
'Duterte Harry' with Jonathan Miller, Channel 4 News Asia CorrespondentChannel 4 News Asia correspondent, Johnathan Miller, has seen firsthand what's going on in the Philippines with over 10,000 deaths through extrajudicial killings. The president, Rodrigo Duterte, is also known by his nickname Duterte Harry due to his… Article at Spotify
Jonathan Miller on why murderous President Rodrigo Duterte is still so popular in the PhilippinesHe killed more of his citizens in 18 months than died in the Northern Ireland conflict over 30 years – yet Filipinos continue to support rough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte, largely because they believe he is building a better… Article at The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong | FCC
Review– Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the PhilippinesAuthor: Jonathan Miller Publisher: Scribe Publications, 2018 There is a picture inside the back cover of the book where the author, Jonathan Miller, looking sheepish and properly chastened, has a selfie with a cardboard cut-out of President Rodrigo… Article at Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
