Duterte’s distorted sense of ‘utang na loob’

IT is no longer surprising that President Rodrigo Duterte backed out of a debate with former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio over the West Philippine Sea issue.

When I heard him challenge Carpio on his late-night “Talk to the People” episode on May 5, I dismissed it as part of his usual bravado. I also did not expect that Carpio would take up the challenge.