What is your opinion on Duterte’s first year in office?


Duterte’s Peso Rout Runs Counter to the Booming Philippine Economy

Sep 28, 2016 – Peso’s worst month since 2010 drags it to a seven-year low … after Duterte lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama and told off both the European … Tayyip Erdogan reacted to a failed coup by tightening his grip on power.

Asia’s ugly duckling of 2017 is the Peso, due to Duterte | TODAYonline

Mar 3, 2017 – MANILA — Spare a thought for the Philippine peso. … Magnitude 6.1 quake hits offEcuador coast: USGS …. It could get worse for the peso before it gets better. … The now suspended war on drugs launched after he came to power last year has also drawn international condemnation and claimed thousands …

Commentary: How Philippines’ incomplete ‘People Power’ revolution …

Dec 21, 2016 – Marcos was ousted after 21 years in power. … Even before Duterte, the Philippines was known as the country with the worst state of impunity.

Duterte in China: Philippine leader turns conciliator-in-chief? – BBC …

Oct 18, 2016 – In fact, given the four-year lag, and the bargaining power that comes from … In MrDuterte’s mind, it leaves it no worse or better off than it was …

Rodrigo Duterte, The Punisher war on drugs: one year on

Jun 26, 2017 – descriptions off, selected … LAUNCHED a year ago, Philippine President RodrigoDuterte’s brutal war on … Duterte took power on June 30 last year, vowing to halt the drug abuse …Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao last month after militants … “No one is ever held to account for the worst violations.

Rodrigo Duterte: Philippine police shoot dead drug suspects, raising …

May 27, 2016 – Philippine police shoot dead eight drug suspects this week, following repeated calls by president-elect Rodrigo Duterte for security forces to kill criminals. … President-elect Rodrigo Duterterose to power pledging to authorise … killings once the controversial politician begins his six-year term on June 30.

Duterte, his 6 contradictions and planned dictatorship – Rappler

Oct 26, 2015 – DAVAO CITY, Philippines – If 70-year-old Rodrigo Duterte became … In public office since the people power revolt in 1986, he ran and won as mayor … Violence is part of the political landscape, and it gets worse during elections. … you – then after 6 years, there will be a new set-up: maybe a federal type, …

Duterte: One year of bold initiatives, shock and awe | Inquirer News

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Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:25 AM June 25, 2017 … impact – positive and negative – that PresidentDuterte has made in his first year in office. … I will finish you off,” the President says during the meeting. … Mr. Duterte declares a nationwide “state of lawless violence” hours after suspected Abu ….. Morepower to you Sir.

Duterte in China: Philippine leader turns conciliator-in-chief? – BBC …

Oct 18, 2016 – In fact, given the four-year lag, and the bargaining power that comes from … In MrDuterte’s mind, it leaves it no worse or better off than it was …

Duterte’s Last Hurrah: On the Road to Martial Law | by James Fenton …

Feb 23, 2017 – Aquino had been imprisoned by Marcos for seven years and seven … The soldiers escort him off the plane. … Nine seconds later there is gunfire, and four seconds after that there is … Ninoy was warned against returning to the Philippines—warned by ….. Things will get worse this year ifDuterte has his way.

Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte marks one year in power | Daily …

Jun 25, 2017 – Filipino president Duterte marks one year in power as it emerges 5,000 people …. Police operations were halted for much of February after it emerged that anti-drug … No one is ever held to account for the worst violations. ….. Pippa Middleton shows off her post-honeymoon glow in a daring lace dress as …

Duterte’s Philippines Is Getting More Corrupt – Forbes

Jan 26, 2017 – Keep the following guidelines in mind when commenting on Forbes.com. … “PresidentDuterte’s dramatic rise to power in the Philippines made extensive use … as the country’s corruption ranking continues to slide in recent years. … That’s why the Philippines market sell-off has touched other markets in the …

What Filipinos Think of Philippine President Duterte | HuffPost

Here are some opinions of Filipinos about Philippine President Duterte. … The Philippines will find itself much worse, and not just in an economic sense. … better off under his presidency, but businessmen seem upbeat after six years of do-nothing … (as of now) that there is no strong opposition to balanceDuterte’s power.

How the Philippines’ incomplete ‘People Power’ revolution paved the …

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Dec 20, 2016 – Marcos was ousted after 21 years in power. … Even before Duterte, the Philippines was known as the country with the worst state of impunity.

Duterte declares war on Manila traffic jams – Financial Times

Nov 23, 2016 – Mr Duterte wants to create a national traffic tsar, wresting power from national and … The Philippines has the sixth-worst traffic congestion problem in the world so far this … Manila residents spend an average 1,000 hours a year — or almost three a day — in … Scandals fail to hurtDuterte after year in office.

The Philippines is worse off 30 years after the 1986 EDSA People …

Feb 24, 2016 – I’m tired of reading stories from old farts about the so-called “people power” revolution that transpired at EDSA in 1986. These old-timers hold a …

Duterte, Year One – The New York Times

3 days ago – Rodrigo Duterte, then the front-runner in the Philippine presidential … after the muted anniversary of President Rodrigo Duterte’s first year in …

When a Populist Demagogue Takes Power | The New Yorker

Nov 21, 2016 – Since Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines, in May, more than three … It was there that Communist rebels, after years of waging war in the … D.D.S. members told H.R.W. that they worked off a list given to them by ….. sixteen people, the worst terrorist attack in the history of the Philippines.

Duterte Gambles With the Philippines’ Economy | The Diplomat

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Oct 24, 2016 – What are the economic implications of Duterte’s pivot toward China, and away from the U.S.? … The 71-year-old Philippine leader reportedly told a Chinese … making it the worst performing Asian currency after the yuan in 2016, with … to lure foreign investors, including corporate tax cuts, improving power …

Rodrigo Duterte: A new era in the Philippines – Al Jazeera English

May 11, 2016 – Duterte’s election was a polite, democratic slap on the face of the … Three decades afterthe downfall of the Marcos dictatorship, which left deep … the Philippine electorate has voted intopower a curious mixture of political outsiders (PDF). … critics and opposition candidates, managed to pull off arguably the …

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