MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte's "jokes", expressions and his tendency for hyperbole may just be part of his style, but they are not just words, a political analyst said. Duterte's strong stance, and words, against drugs and crime narrative won him the 2016 presidential elections. Speeches in the years since the polls have featured similarly controversial remarks, curses, and "jokes" as those that endeared him to his supporters during the campaign. RELATED: Palace on Duterte's comment on saints: People laughed, weren't offendedHarsh words for bishopsThe chief executive has not made his disdain for the Catholic Church a secret. In his nearly three years in office, his verbal attacks against the church and its leaders have only intensified.

Source: Philippine Star February 27, 2019 09:22 UTC