Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte earned international infamy for his deadly narcotics crackdown and foul-mouthed tirades, but was hugely popular among Filipinos fed up with the country's dysfunction and elite politicians. Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be sworn into office on Thursday, succeeding authoritarian firebrand Duterte in the country's top job. Duterte leaves behind a drug war that killed thousands of people, and an economy weakened by the Covid pandemic and now squeezed by rising prices. Official data show more than 6,200 people have died in police anti-narcotics operations since Duterte swept to power in 2016 promising to rid the country of drugs. But rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men have been killed by officers and vigilantes, even without proof they were linked to drugs. ATTN CLIENTS: IMAGES OF DEATH< SUFFERING, BODY ON STREET FILE IMAGES