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Rodrigo Duterte proclaimed president-elect by Philippine Congress

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WATCH ABOVE: The Philippine's president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is making his mark as a say-anything, do-anything type of leader, including threatening to kill members of organized crime. Mike Drolet reports – May 22, 2016

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Congress has proclaimed crime-busting Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as president-elect and Rep. Leni Robredo as vice-president-elect of a country that has been posting high growth rates but remains saddled with poverty, corruption and insurgencies.

Robredo attended Monday’s ceremony at the House of Representatives. Duterte did not; he has stayed in his southern city of Davao since the May 9 elections.

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In the Philippines, presidents and vice-presidents are elected separately.

Duterte won on an anti-crime platform by more than 6 million votes over his closest rival. The vice-presidential race was much tighter. Robredo finished only about 260,000 votes ahead of second-place candidate Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The son of late former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. has raised suspicions of election fraud and has sought an investigation.

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