MANILA, PHILIPPINES — President Rodrigo Duterte is putting the country in a rather precarious situation. <br /> <br />An ex-militiaman testified in front of the Senate last Thursday that President Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of an extermination squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead, according to the Associated Press. <br /> <br />Since becoming president in June, Duterte’s anti-drug campaign has left more than 3,000 suspected drug users and dealers dead. <br /> <br />Last week, Duterte also said he would no longer allow joint patrols of disputed waters near the South China Sea with other countries, according to the Philstar. <br /> <br />He also said he was considering buying defense weapons from Russia and China, the Philstar reported. <br /> <br />What will come out of Duterte’s mouth next? Will he follow through on those promises?
