FIREBRAND President Rodrigo Duterte is set to enjoy much-wanted foreign support for his deadly drug war when he hosts Southeast Asian leaders at a Manila summit this week, observers say.

Duterte’s unpredictable foreign policy is also expected to be in focus at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) event, with confusion surrounding his approach to Chinese expansionism in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

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