Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruling party stripped a dozen lawmakers of congressional leadership posts for voting against the death penalty, which critics warned was part of a “dangerous slide towards authoritarianism”.
In a rare move local media dubbed a “purge”, ex-president Gloria Arroyo was on Wednesday dumped as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives and 11 legislators – all members of Duterte’s ruling coalition – lost committee chair positions.
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