Rappler's latest stories on Duterte as Commander-in-Chief
The evolution of Duterte’s First Lady: Honeylet Avanceña
From Rodrigo Duterte s quiet companion on the campaign trail to his stunning red carpet partner during his presidency Honeylet Avanceña has come a long way First Lady or not

After one year, Duterte veers ever more to the right
President Rodrigo Duterte is proving to be a hindrance to the country s most urgent political and socio economic reforms

Senate leaders give Duterte high score in 1st year
But for minority senators President Rodrigo Duterte s first year in office was marked by dangerous policies

Duterte ‘held nation together’ but missed campaign vows – Lagman
Another opposition lawmaker Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr says the President is too preoccupied with the drug war that he forgets his other promises

Duterte describes first year as 'rollercoaster' ride
But the President declines to give a detailed assessment of his first year in power saying he can only do that if he is still alive at the end of his term

Keeping up with Duterte: A year inside the Cabinet
The first year of the Duterte administration has Cabinet secretaries putting out fires and racing to keep up with the unpredictable president

GALLERY: Who are Duterte's San Beda appointees to gov't?
UPDATED From the Cabinet to the courts many of the President s schoolmates and classmates have been appointed to key government positions

Duterte eyes Marawi visit on 1st anniversary as President
I cannot just sit on my ass in my office while people suffer there says President Rodrigo Duterte

What were Duterte's favorite words in his speeches?
Know the words and topics the President has talked about the most in speeches and statements during his first year in office

Top issues and controversies under Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte s first year in office is marked by shake ups in power dynamics international attention and security threats looming over the country

A nation’s odyssey toward a popular dictatorship
Yielding power when his 6 year term ends is a vanishing option for Duterte not least because he would face prosecution for extra judicial execution of thousands

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Ang battered-wife syndrome ng Inang Bayan
Nagiging depensa ng mga biktima ang pagbubulag-bulagan. Nagiging kanlungan nila ang katahimikan

Aquino hopes his reforms will continue under Duterte
Former president Benigno Aquino III also says he is concerned about the ongoing clashes in Marawi City

Duterte at 365 days: It's hip to be Marcosian again
No post authoritarian president has publicly mused about the declaration of martial law as much as Rodrigo Duterte

Palace defends Duterte's 'very disciplined' spending on foreign trips
There s very strict accounting regarding that matter says Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella on how the government handles expenses for President Rodrigo Duterte s trips abroad

Duterte's foreign trips cost thrice more than predecessors'
EXCLUSIVE: The government spends at least P386 2 million 7 72 million on foreign trips during Duterte s first year in power In one trip expenses shoot up to P31 8 million 636 000 a day

Digong is boss, not the bayan's champion
Duterte has nationalized this local way of doing politics with its associated coercive features vulgar argot and a more personalized patronage system

Fiscalizer no more? Senate protects Duterte while he's popular
During the first year of the administration the Senate majority clears President Duterte in investigations but is non comittal toward his priority bills

A year later, the House remains Duterte’s loyal defender
The House has consistently shown it will protect the President from his critics with Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez leading the charge
