In the Philippines, 'The Punisher' Takes a Beating

Nine months after surging into office on a wave of popular support, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finds himself on shaky ground as he pushes ahead with his controversial agenda. At home, "The Punisher's" brutal campaign against the country's drug dealers and crackdown on corruption among bureaucrats and police forces are still widely supported by Philippine citizens. But the extrajudicial killings, which so far have claimed 8,000 lives, have begun to draw criticism from the Catholic Church, civil society groups and Western governments. Along with his threats to impose martial law, the condemnation hasn't sat well with his political opponents, who have begun to mobilize against his young administration....