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'Prim and proper' Duterte lacks clear South China Sea policy

Rodrigo Duterte (Photo by Yumi Kotani)

MANILA -- Since it became apparent on Monday night that he is to become the next Philippine leader, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has not cursed in public once.

"I need to control my mouth," he told a local television program in Davao on Tuesday morning. 

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