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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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It is worth noting that in PH, using Facebook is free but every other news source uses up a very small data cap. Few can afford to pay for data so everyone is totally hooked on Facebook. Also labor costs are low so buying a "troll army" to flood the zone is extremely cheap. Combine that with a very low level of education and it's just echo chambers of insanity everywhere.
There are striking similarities between the first Duterte campaign and Trump's 2016 campaign.
I'm sure Facebook had some say in why this is the way it is
Facebook probably paid for the infrastructure on the stipulation that traffic to their site not be charged or something of the sort
Labour costs being low is an understatement. Average worker makes about $10 for a full 8-hour shift, and that's before tax.
Mostly though hes just genuinely very popular in Davao City and has been for decades.
This is exactly why right-wingers hate net neutrality. They want to be able to manipulate the Internet that people see.