President-elect Rodrigo Duterte speaks before employees at Davao City hall a few days before he assumes office as Philippine president, in Davao city, in southern Philippines June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr/File Photo
MANILA (Reuters) - There will be no fancy 'vin d'honneur' at Rodrigo Duterte's inauguration as president of the Philippines on Thursday, just simple fare at a low-key event. Then he will get straight down to the business of crushing crime, drugs and lawlessness.
Only state media will be allowed to attend the ceremony at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, the upshot of a furore Duterte unleashed recently when he suggested that corrupt journalists were legitimate targets for assassination.
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