Duterte, born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin of central Philippine province of Southern Leyte to Cebuano lawyer Vicente Duterte and Soledadad Roa, a school teacher. Duterte's father was once mayor of Danao in Cebu and then governor of the then undivided Davao province. Duterte spent most of ...
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte speaks during business forum in the Philippines---DAVAO CITY, June 22, 2016 (Xinhua) -- President-elect Rodrigo Duterte (L) speaks during a business forum in Davao City, the Philippines, June 21, 2016. Incoming Philippine
That president was Fidel Ramos, who ruled from 1992-1998 and is now one of Duterte’s chief allies. Under the constitution that was re-written post-Marcos, presidents are only allowed to serve a single term of six years. Duterte, a provincial politician, stormed to victory largely on his ...
Meanwhile, proponents of bottom-up budgeting, introduced in 2012, pressed hard-to-reconcile the goals of first, reforming undemocratic institutions via fortified civil societal organisations and second, problem-solving efficiency. That divide served to diminish its role even before Duterte nixed it altog...
So far more than 1,900 people have died. Of those more than 700 have been killed in police operations since Duterte took office in late June, according to police statistics. Many of the unsolved deaths are attributed to vigilantes.