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Coronavirus drives Philippines toward recession as Duterte's 4th year ends
The Philippines misses its full-year growth rate target for 2019 despite performing well in the 2nd half. Then the coronavirus causes a deep plunge.
Dismay, disgust, dissent: How Filipinos online reacted to issues during Duterte’s 4th year
Duterte’s fourth year in office is arguably his most controversial yet, as he earned the ire of many Filipinos on social media
Coronavirus crash: Pandemic pushes stock market down in Duterte's 4th year
After the Philippine Stock Exchange index slumped to an 8-year low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will the Duterte administration see the local equity market go back to its pre-coronavirus levels?
[ANALYSIS] Duterte fails in coronavirus crisis leadership
He is strong on control, but weak on public health
Inflation rate stays low despite coronavirus in Duterte's 4th year
The COVID-19 outbreak upends both supply and demand, but various factors keep inflation rates low
‘Mayor of the Philippines’ leaves LGUs blind amid COVID-19
PART 2: President Rodrigo Duterte missed many opportunities to provide direction and concrete guidance to local chiefs on the front lines of the health crisis
Pandemic unravels Duterte's 2016 promise of decisive leadership
Part I: Where was President Duterte’s famed tendency to ‘overreact’ in January and February when the country’s health system needed it the most?
Nowhere to run: Why some abused sex workers don’t want cops’ help
Part 2: Even as sex workers or prostituted women claim they experience systematic abuse from the police, they are blamed when they are raped and told ‘it’s part of the job anyway’
4 years on, climate of fear and impunity blocks justice for Duterte’s drug war victims
Police still refuse to cooperate with the Commission on Human Rights while some families signify that they will probably file cases after the Duterte administration
Duterte joins 36th ASEAN Summit where COVID-19, South China Sea dominate agenda
The Philippine President also calls on countries to refrain from escalating tensions in the South China Sea after Beijing's aggressive moves there even amid the pandemic
[ANALYSIS] How Duterte failed to meet the Bayanihan Law’s objectives
Far from being proactive, orderly, and based on clean, reliable data, Duterte’s pandemic response has largely been reactive, chaotic, and based on murky, unreliable data
U.N. experts renew call for urgent probe into Philippines' human rights abuses
(UPDATED) The experts also call on the International Criminal Court to 'expedite and prioritize the completion of its preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines'
Duterte signs good manners and right conduct law
As a subject, Good Manners and Right Conduct was removed when the K-12 curriculum was implemented in 2013. This was only integrated in other subjects.
In the middle of pandemic, Paolo Duterte, 2 other lawmakers want to rename NAIA
The Duterte-allied congressmen want to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to 'Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas'
Duterte to call special session when lawmakers agree on Bayanihan 2 fund amount
The President wants the Senate and House to agree on the amount of standby funds in a bill that would extend his coronavirus response powers if passed into law
Newsbreak Chats: Power, fear, and a pandemic in Duterte's 4th year
On Thursday, June 25, the Newsbreak team will assess Duterte's 4th year in office starting from a position of power after the May 2019 elections and ending in June 2020 with a totally unexpected pandemic
[OPINION] Why you can't support both #BlackLivesMatter and Duterte’s drug war
'If you are performatively hashtagging about the murders of Michael, Breonna, and Trayvon, you cannot congratulate the murders of Kian, Jefferson, Carl, and over 20,000 other Filipinos'
[PODCAST] Law of Duterte Land: The problems with the Cybercrime Law
Did you know that during the 2013 Supreme Court oral arguments on the Cybercrime Prevention Act, then Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza categorically said that cyber libel has a prescription period of only one year?
Military vows more offensives as Duterte insists NPA top terror threat in PH
'We will strike while the iron is hot,' says the Armed Forces of the Philippines after Duterte steps up his rhetoric against communist rebels
Rappler Talk: Steven Rood on populism in Philippine politics
On Tuesday, June 23, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug talks to political scientist Steven Rood about populism as a recurrent thread in the Philippines
As Ombudsman probes DOH, Duterte defends Duque anew
'Itaya ko 'yung reputasyon as President, walang kalokohan,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte halted VFA termination due to South China Sea tensions
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr says for President Rodrigo Duterte, 'having a rise in military tensions in the South China Sea was not helping anybody'
A pandemic first: Duterte accepts credentials of new ambassadors in virtual ceremony
A Malacañang tradition goes on amid the coronavirus pandemic as President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes new diplomats from Canada, Vietnam, New Zealand, Iran, and Palestine
[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s new COVID-19 loans: Need we worry?
'Can Duterte and his minions spend the money effectively? Several red flags suggest they cannot.'
Tony Leachon miffed Duterte himself
'In the meeting with the President, it came from the President himself – 'Why is Leachon talking like this?'' says Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque
After verdict on Maria Ressa, world puts Duterte on trial
(UPDATED) In this global court, at stake is more than a fine and jail time, but the Philippines’ name on the world stage
Duterte 'inclined' to sign anti-terror bill – Roque
(3rd UPDATE) The Chief Executive has until July 9 to act on the controversial bill before it lapses into law
Duterte eyes purchase of radios for students in far-flung areas during pandemic
President Rodrigo Duterte says government will 'try to come up with something' as more funds are needed for the proposed radios
#DuterteLive: Updates on Philippine community quarantine levels due to the coronavirus
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Malacañang claims Duterte supports free press but leaves out threats vs media
After the conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque uses President Rodrigo Duterte’s backing of a Davao-based journalist in an old libel case as proof he supports press freedom
House of terror: How the lower chamber let slip a 'killer' bill
The House of Representatives passes a controversial bill that could endanger the progressives, Moros, and Lumad among them due to terrorist-tagging
Can lawyers' growing calls vs anti-terror bill be crossroads for Duterte?
'Nakakatakot,' says former vice president Jejomar Binay of the anti-terror bill as he joins fellow lawyers for a picket in front of the Supreme Court
Japan Emperor, Xi Jinping convey Independence Day greetings to Duterte
Emperor Naruhito and Chinese President Xi Jinping relay their Independence Day greetings to the country through President Duterte
Panelo recommends signing of anti-terrorism bill
President Duterte's chief legal counsel claims the bill is constitutional and has enough safeguards against abuse
[OPINION] WNTTAA: We need to talk about acronyms, the snag in PH's virus response
'Throughout this whole crisis, the government’s poor use of language has merely alienated the masses. And it all started with some acronyms.'
Xi to Duterte: PH will be 'priority' recipient of China coronavirus vaccine
In a phone call on the eve of Philippine Independence Day, the Chinese leader talks to President Rodrigo Duterte about the COVID-19 pandemic
Duterte on Independence Day: Use courage of heroes to battle COVID-19
Air Force helicopters drop confetti and flowers over Rizal Park to commemorate the heroism of medical frontliners during the pandemic
WATCH: Upgrades on Pag-asa Island continue as Chinese militias prowl its waters
The government inaugurates a new beaching ramp at the Philippines' main outpost in the West Philippine Sea, which is still hounded by the presence of Chinese paramilitary ships
[PODCAST] Law of Duterte Land: Dissecting anti-terror bill and threats to freedoms
The definitions are broader, detention is longer, and it has a 'killer' provision that equates dissent to terrorism
Duterte-Modi phone call: India assures PH of coronavirus medical supplies
Hydroxychloroquine is among the drugs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country can supply to the Philippines
‘Let’s not hurt China’s feelings’: Why Duterte hasn’t visited Pag-asa Island
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana explains the President’s reason for calling off planned visits to the country’s main outpost in the West Philippine Sea
On 45th year of diplomatic ties, PH shows complicated relationship with China
On the 45th anniversary of Philippines-China relations, the Duterte government says one thing and does another
[ANALYSIS] The alarming jobs report Duterte is ignoring
'Bringing back some jobs will also hinge on the government’s ability — nay, willingness — to implement mass or widespread testing'
IBP to Duterte: Veto non-judicial arrests and 24-day detention in anti-terror bill
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines also questions the provision on broadened surveillance, which covers people who have not yet been declared as terrorists by a court
[ANALYSIS] The Anti-Terrorism Act: Duterte will have all dissenters’ necks
Compared to the country's Human Security Act, the Anti-Terrorism Act drops the bar even lower
As lawmakers change votes, Malacañang yet to receive anti-terror bill
Days after the highly divisive anti-terror bill hurdled Congress, the House still has not released the official breakdown of how lawmakers voted
Rappler+ Webinar: Implications of the anti-terrorism bill
Happening Tuesday, June 9, 10 am
PH refuses to fully implement U.N. human rights recommendations
The Duterte administration 'fully rejects' findings of the UN human rights office that government actions are shrinking civic space for legitimate dissent and leading to serious abuses
Business groups oppose 'highly divisive' anti-terror bill
During the coronavirus pandemic, what the country needs is 'national unity' and not a bill that 'poses clear and present danger to human rights,' 8 business groups say in a joint statement
Duterte taps Davao City hospital chief as health undersecretary
The President appoints doctor Leopoldo Vega into the Department of Health after threatening to fire officials over the delay in the compensation of health workers affected by COVID-19
