An Australian nun who angered President Rodrigo Duterte departed the Philippines on Saturday following a lengthy legal fight against the government’s efforts to expel her. Sister Patricia Fox was escorted to the airport by about 200 human rights activists who praised her years of service in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation and condemned the administration for forcing her to leave. “Duterte, expel him, Sister Pat, bring her back,” some of the rallyists chanted. “I hope (Duterte) listens to the voice of the little people, not just the military, not just the businessmen, but the farmers, the workers, the tribal folk,” she said in a pre-departure press conference. The country’s Catholic leadership, which counts about 80 percent of Filipinos as followers, bemoaned her scheduled departure, saying “Sister Patricia Fox’s deportation is a blow to the missionary spirit of the church”.

Source: The Guardian November 03, 2018 14:15 UTC