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C. Quezon City is a bit larger than neighboring Manila, which also is the nation’s capital. Duterte was elected president in the spring after promising to crack down on crime, as he did in Davao where he was christened “the death squad mayor.” The Senate hearing is investigating 3,000 extrajudicial and vigilante killings as part of the new president’s anti-drug campaign.
B. The annual G20 economic summit is a meeting of the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies, but environmental, human rights and military issues also were discussed during the event. Obama called off the separate meeting after Duterte insulted the president's mother.
D. China has been pressing claims to most of the South China Sea and recently lost to the Philippines in a territorial case before the international Court of Arbitration. China is pushing the Philippines to ignore the ruling, and Duterte has shown some willingness to negotiate the issue.
A. The island chain has about 100 million people, making the Philippines the 12th most populous country in the world. Duterte is the first president to come from Mindanao where about 100 U.S. military personnel were providing counter-terrorism advice and support to Filipino forces.