MANILA, Philippines — She spent decades helping the Philippines' poorest people, but Australian nun Patricia Fox is fighting deportation after drawing President Rodrigo Duterte's ire -- and says she will try to return even if expelled. The government deportation order against her sparked outrage from rights advocates and the religious community, but authorities are pressing ahead. "I'm still hoping that somehow something will happen (to stop the expulsion)," she told AFP in Manila. "If I can come back as a tourist I'll try and come back," she said. Fox said she has been quiet on the narcotics crackdown, a sensitive point that usually draws a response from Duterte.

Source: Philippine Star May 01, 2018 04:07 UTC