The current president of the Philippines in the person of president Rodrigo DUterte is not a dictator. If he is a dictator then the majority of the population are already will no longer defend the president but will go against him. But if you notice only a few individuals disagree and dislike the governments way of solving criminality in the country. The reason why the president could not eradicate criminality, corruption and drugs in the country is because there are syndicates and even drug lords and criminals within the government itself.
How come he is a dictator when he is beloved in his own country? Those who don't like the way he run his country are those who are affected by his strict implementation of the laws specially against corruption.
All I can say is, he is not a dictator, but we are almost there, few more steps... We are getting more like a cult blindly following our leader, and keeps on denying that all is well...
The war on crime and drugs will never stop, it is common in a country, all are not sheep that just follow where the leaders go... With this brutal manslaughter of those drug users will have an impact to the people's impression to him... Maybe not now, but soon...