Since he took office three years ago, Mr. Duterte has made headlines around the world for his controversial remarks, many of them about women and cast as jest. On Tuesday, Ms. de Lima said she hoped Mr. Duterte would follow the law to the letter. “I hope that this new law will be implemented strictly and properly, and will not exempt from compliance our public officials, especially Mr. Duterte, who is infamous for his sexist jokes and misogynist remarks,” she said. “He should respect his own signature under a president seal affixed in that law.”Under Philippine law, the president is immune to lawsuits while in office. Mr. Duterte ends his six-year term in 2022.

Source: New York Times July 16, 2019 17:03 UTC