It was his campaign promise to fill Manila Bay with the bodies of drug dealers that got him elected. It is what the people wanted. He has taken down 6 of the top police and customs officials, drug tested the Philippine National Police (10% flunked and were fired) not just the poor people, he has indicted mayors and the head of the prisons. This was his promise and why the people elected him. They now think the people from other countries that don't like Dutarte don't like them. If you have not been to the Philippines and seen the problem first hand keep your mouth shut. You are judging the people of the Philippines from the prospective of where you live and I am betting it is not the Philippines. He is just keeping his campaign promises, something that does not happen in a lot of places or countries. He is the most popular President they have ever had. They like his policy. Unlike the USA they do not view dealers and addicts as victims. They view the people they prey on as the victims.