Philippine President Duterte's tumultuous term
May 2016: Duterte, the former mayor of Davao City and nicknamed "The Punisher" for his anti-drug crusade in the city, is elected the Philippines' 16th president by focusing almost entirely on crime, drug abuse and corruption.
October 2016: On his first trip to China, Duterte turns his back on the Philippines' decades-long ties with the United States to court Beijing, announcing the separation from the United States by saying "America has lost". May 2017: Duterte cuts short a visit to Moscow when clashes erupt in Marawi between Filipino troops and Islamist fighters. The seige of Marawi lasts five months. By September, the conflict has displaced around 350,000 people and resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000. Duterte declares a state of martial law covering the entire island of Mindanao, which lasts until the end of 2019, the longest period of martial law in the Philippines since the 1965-86 Marcos era.
February 2018: The International Criminal Court opens a preliminary investigation into the thousands of deaths that occurred during Duterte's war on drugs. The following month, Duterte announces his intention to withdraw the Philippines from the ICC. The withdrawal becomes official in March 2019.
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