Philippines: Duterte faces first serious dip in popularity ratings

Tax policy raises price of food and dents support from president’s usual base

His domestic reputation has survived a brutal drug war that took thousands of lives, an attack on God as “stupid”, jokes about rape and a barrage of misogynistic comments.

But now the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, faces the first serious dip in his popularity ratings amid soaring inflation, which has caused the price of some everyday items such as rice, bread and fuel to double.

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