With the deportation of former president Duterte, the Philippines seems to be moving toward increasing political instability and economic uncertainty.
ON March 11, 2025, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the Philippine National Police and Interpol on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity in connection with the Philippine drug war. To Duterte 's critics, it was a day of triumph. To Duterte 's supporters, it was a day of infamy. In December 2023, President Marcos Jr.
Under the watch of Aquino III and his Liberal Party , drug syndicates began to produce meth in kitchen labs. It caused the illegal drug trade to soar to $8 billion, according to the 2010 US International Narcotics Control Strategy report. US State Department warned that drug trade and funding were affecting Philippine politics, as corruption undermined the rule of law. Drug syndicates in Asia and Sinaloa, Mexico, saw the Philippines' transshipment potential. But these plans were derailed.
Drug Crisis That Duterte Inherited
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