Cycle of violence recalls dark Duterte legacy

TWO KILLINGS made breaking news this week: one was an attack on a provincial governor and the other a death of a student due to hazing. The two cases were among the high profile cases of violence in the first quarter of 2023. Media have treated the attacks as separate incidents, giving the cases varying degrees of prominence in their reporting.

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