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Philippine elections

Philippine human rights victims await end of Duterte presidency

Undermined justice system and institutions lay ahead for next president

Leila de Lima, left, has served most of her six-year term as senator from behind bars under the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. (Source photos by AFP/Jiji and Reuters) 
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer | Philippines

ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Lawyer Dino de Leon stood out among the opposition senatorial candidates as they delivered stump speeches in central Iloilo City on Tuesday. De Leon himself is not running for senate, but sat on stage with a cardboard cutout of his client, Sen. Leila de Lima.

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