Presumptive Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has begun making policy pronouncements less than a week after winning the nation’s election based on an unofficial count, The Associated Press reported. Chief among Duterte’s announced moves are the reimposition of the death penalty, offering Cabinet posts to communist rebels and amending the constitution to give more power back to the provinces. Speaking at his first nationally televised news conference since the May 9 vote, Duterte said he will also launch a major military offensive to destroy Abu Sayyaf extremists on southern Jolo Island, the report said. Duterte’s edicts represent a sharp departure from current government policy and...
