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Michael Beltran

AI and disinformation fuel political tensions in the Philippines

Sara Duterte Rodrigo Duterte Marcos Jr Philippines ICC ”Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Jr Al Jazeera “Ephraim
Vice President Sara Duterte raises the arm of newly elected President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr during the inauguration ceremony at the National Museum in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2022 [File: Eloisa Lopez/ Reuters]

Manila, Philippines – When former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March, Sheerah Escudero spoke to a local television station, welcoming the politician’s detention on charges of murder linked to his war on drugs.

Escudero, who lost her 18-year-old brother, Ephraim, to Duterte’s war, clutched a portrait of her sibling during the interview with News 5 Everywhere as she demanded justice for his killing.

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