Philippines
Arming the Philippines: It’s a Duterte job, but does Britain have to do it?
by TOM SYKES | 1 July 2021
TAGGED: HSBC, Philippines, Shell
Thousands of people have been killed in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, but the UK has massively increased arms exports to his authoritarian regime and is prioritising trade and investment with the country — partly as a post-Brexit bulwark against China.