Philippines’ Duterte endorses killing corrupt journalists

Populist Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippines presidency by more than six million votes. - AFP

DAVAO, Philippines: Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte (pic) said Tuesday that corrupt journalists were legitimate targets of assassination, as he amped up his controversial anti-crime crusade with offers of rewards for killing drug traffickers.

Duterte won this month’s elections by a landslide largely due to an explosive law-and-order platform in which he pledged to end crime within six months by killing tens of thousands of suspected criminals.