PhilippinesRodrigo Duterte is a Filipino politician who was mayor of Davao City for over two decades and president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. His drug war drew international condemnation, and in 2025 he was arrested and transferred to the International Criminal Court.
In the 12 Axes register, Rodrigo Duterte leans hardest on Security – Freedom: Security 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Rodrigo Duterte sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Campaigned for a federal system, which Congress did not adopt
Bicameral
Elected in 2016 but concentrated power in the presidency
Authoritarian
Drug war killings; ICC committed him to trial in 2026
Anti-Interventionist
Pivoted away from the U.S. toward China and Russia
Military-Focused
Launched a deadly drug war; martial law in Mindanao
Centrist
Signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law in 2018
Economic Liberal
Liberal reforms to attract investors; 'Build, Build, Build' spending
Markets
Tax overhaul under the TRAIN law
Free Trade
2022 law allowed full foreign ownership of public services
Moderate
Called God 'stupid' in 2018; later said he attends Mass
Conservative
Called for reimposing the death penalty by hanging
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Rodrigo Duterte is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Rodrigo Duterte is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
Portrait: Government of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
