Tag: President Rodrigo Duterte

Shutting Facebook down will introduce President Duterte to a world of hurt from which there can be no recovery

Philippine bishops, who are vocal critics of Duterte, described the president’s statement before the UN as “very decisive and assertive”

What the world has witnessed is not a leader out to save his country from those who wish to destroy it

In a recorded address to the nation on August 31, President Duterte ordered the head of the customs bureau to “shoot and kill” drug smugglers

The 1987 Constitution is clear on who must succeed the President on the occasion that he is rendered indisposed to fulfill his duties.

The church leaders warned that the country’s economic and health situation will get worse because of “mishandling” and “misplaced priorities”

The president's near-total domination of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government runs counter to the principle of checks and balances inherent in a truly democratic system

The Catholic Church has been right all along and consistent in its stand: the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime at all.

The president again tried to deflect blame by equating criticism with a conspiracy to overthrow the government.

If there's one thing that characterizes Duterte's four years in office, it's his determination to concentrate all political power in his hands