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  1. The good, bad and ugly of the Duterte administration

    Despite the economic blowback of the Wuhan virus, the President and his administration still enjoy an approval rating of well over 80%.

  2. How Duterte changed the Philippines in six years of his ...

    The Duterte administration launched initiatives to improve the country’s relations with neighbours and the rest of the world through the United Nations and ASEAN.

  3. A DUTERTE READER: Critical Essays on Rodrigo Duterte’s Early ...

    In June 2016, Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was elected president of the Philippines. He was the first politician from Mindanao to claim the seat at Malacañang Palace. He vowed to “kill them all,” alluding to anyone involved in the trade and consumption of drugs.

  4. Democratic expressions amidst fragile institutions ...

    It argues that the policy and rhetoric of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs have created fragile democratic institutions that are prone to abuse of power.

  5. Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte - Wikipedia

    The Duterte administration has sought to lift six million Filipinos out of poverty. [566] Duterte issued his first executive order directing the cabinet secretary to supervise 12 government agencies under the Office of the President to evaluate and reform existing poverty reduction programs. [ 567 ]

  6. The Duterte Reader: Critical Essays on Rodrigo Duterte’s ...

    This compilation of essays tackles how and why Duterte’s phenomenal rise to national prominence disrupts and perpetuates elite democracy in the Philippines (4).

  7. Turning back? Philippine security policy under Duterte

    The incoming Duterte administration in the Philippines promises to be very different from the Aquino administration. Security policy will be more inward-looking. Military modernisation and challenging China’s claims in the West Philippine Sea will likely be less important.

  8. The Duterte reader : critical essays on Rodrigo Duterte's ...

    "An essay collection by Philippine scholars about Philippine President Duterte that discusses how the president rose to power and who funded and profits from his presidency, and to place him in a broad political context"-- Provided by publisher. Included work Teehankee, Julio C. Was Duterte's rise inevitable. Container of (work):.

  9. Project MUSE - The Duterte Reader: Critical Essays on Rodrigo ...

    These essays present the earliest and most wide-ranging analyses to date of the Duterte campaign, with its multifaceted operation and the gargantuan political support during the incipient stage of his presidency.

  10. The Philippines under President Duterte - Brookings

    Rodrigo Dutetre, the provincial mayor of Davao city, just won a large plurality (38.5 percent) of votes in the Philippines’ single-round, first-past-the-post electoral system. He edged out his...