Richard Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, columnist and author of "The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy" and the "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
President Duterte has openly accused the social media giant of censorship


Duterte lashed out at Facebook's latest crackdown for supposedly "promoting the cause of the rebellion." © Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division/AP
Richard Heydarian is an Asia-based academic, columnist and author of "The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt Against Elite Democracy" and the "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."