President Rodrigo Roa Duterte became a “Big Winner” in 2016 after his landslide victory with more than 16.6 million votes. No other previous President has dominated the national discourse in the way the Chief Executive has. His every public appearance has received extensive media coverage, with everyone’s eyes focused on his every move, and with the public having an opinion on his every statement.
Malacanan ordered the shift to disaster resilience and the abolition of Quedancor in two Palace orders released Thursday.
The strong commitment of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to promote inclusive economic growth in the country is slowly yielding positive results, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday, June 27.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 1, led the oath-taking of officials from different national leagues and agencies, highlighting the importance of living simply as well as shunning corruption and abuses.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow of matapang na solusyon, mabilis na aksyon went on full display this week with the Administration showing strong political will by reorganizing the cabinet cluster system, banning smoking and restricting small children from riding motorcycles.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will embark on a visit to Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Beijing, China from May 10 to 15.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, May 4, 2017, vowed that there will be improvement in the lives of Filipinos in three years’ time as he assured that his administration will beef up efforts to end corruption, criminality and illegal hard drugs.
“He is not a killer,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said when asked on BBC Newsday Friday, December 16, in Singapore about a recent controversial statement picked up by foreign media on Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s statement apparently admitting he killed three people when he was mayor of Davao City.
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