Rappler's latest stories on President Duterte first year
Change is wanting: Dutertenomics and foreign policy
Despite positive efforts the President has also tried but failed to recalibrate our dependent neocolonial relations with the US and appears intent on merely replicating the same with China and Russia
GGG vs PPP
Similar to the past there are internal battles being fought as regards the right balance between state and market
Mr President, before signing the law on free college tuition, please read this
The bill passed by Congress to provide free tuition in public colleges and universities might result in poor families subsidizing students from richer families
K to 12 under Duterte administration faces new challenges
2017 marks the second year of the full implementation of the K to 12 program and the first year that Grade 12 will be rolled out nationwide
Duterte's 1st year an 'eye opener' for Catholic Church
It appears that our pastoral education for people has not been enough That s why for them it seems okay to kill to eliminate the problem of illegal drugs
Ending contractualization needs 2 urgent actions from Duterte
Labor representatives urge the President to sign an executive order and then certify as urgent the bills pending with the Senate and the House
PDAF cases, Duterte-time: Napoles confident of freedom 'in less than 2 years'
The justice department, the Solicitor General, and the Court of Appeals have helped the cases of the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind in no small measure
Labor groups protest 'one failed year' under Duterte
Labor groups hold a protest rally in Quezon City and raise 6 promises that President Rodrigo Duterte has made to workers but has yet to fulfill
WATCH Duterte Year 1: Rappler reporters on their biggest stories
Here are the highlights of the first 365 days of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration according to Rappler reporters
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
TIMELINE: Probing into the Davao Death Squad
Several investigations, witnesses, and hearings have been conducted in the past decade yet the existence of the Davao Death Squad remains to be a very contested issue
Environment and climate change: Duterte owns the problems now
President Duterte has inherited problems from past administrations He must lead us away from ecological apocalypse by being bold and visionary
Dutertismo and the West Philippine Sea: Year One
Despite its apparent benefits Duterte s policy has not generated any assurance that China will not impose itself and its pre emptive claim over waters and resources that legally pertain to the Philippines
Duterte's coco levy promise: It's time to 'force the issue with Congress'
During the campaign President Duterte vowed to return the coconut levy fund to poor farmers within his first 100 days Congressmen are getting in the way
Defining moments of Duterte's 1st year in power
Here are 15 key moments in the first year of the Duterte presidency. What do they say about the years to come?
Duterte foreign policy: Independent but isolated
In disregarding the international ruling on South China Sea We allow ourselves to be bullied but we call it an independent foreign policy an analyst says
What happens when police get basic understanding of drug addiction?
When cops learn about the effects of drugs on users mental health they are kind with the mentally ill they refer them correctly for rehabilitation
Drug addiction is a health problem. Somebody please tell the President.
President Rodrigo Duterte says shabu addicts can no longer be rehabilitated – an understanding that other countries had in the 1970s says a psychologist
Nearly 50,000 workers regularized during Duterte’s first year
Data from the Bureau of Working Conditions show 48 116 of the regularizations were results of efforts done in 2016; the 1 277 were from the 2017 assessments
Human rights in Duterte's 1st year: Where do we go from here?
Organizations now plan to simplify and bring human rights closer to the ground and everyday life
Why Leni Robredo can't be full-on opposition
The Vice President cannot risk completely disengaging from government Her access to the President and Cabinet members can advance her pro poor agenda
For Dutertenomics to work, the President has to take charge
The President can no longer take the backseat The executive and legislative are in a deadlock over tax reform Dutertenomics financing hanging in the balance
'Demonizing' human rights in the first year of Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte paints human rights defenders as an obstacle to the change he promised according to iDEFEND s Ellecer Carlos
Jose Calida's many hats for friend Rody
(UPDATED) Calling himself the 'tribune of the people,' Solicitor General Jose Calida has visited a drug lord in jail and faced the Supreme Court – all to bring down a Duterte critic
How the Duterte administration is fast-tracking Yolanda recovery
President Duterte has criticized the past government for the slow rehab of Eastern Visayas What happens when he tells agencies he is getting impatient?
Development under Duterte: Why he can't fail Mindanao's youth
The Comprehensive Reform and Development Agenda is an attempt to secure the future of the region Conflict and corruption however are getting in the way
P100B a year: Can Duterte gov't build enough homes for informal settlers?
The administration s aim is not only to build homes for the poor but to build them within urban centers It s a challenge on which past governments failed
Doing business under Duterte? Philippines' richest family shows how
Henry Sy Sr s conglomerate is expanding its presence in China and Mindanao His group has also started submitting unsolicited proposals for public infrastructure
Major corruption cases crumble as Ombudsman Morales races against time
UPDATED Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales with 12 months left in office steps on the gas as Arroyo time scam cases are being dismissed by the anti graft court
The year of living with autocracy and incompetence
Duterte’s experience as mayor is out of proportion to the demands of the presidency It ill prepared him for checks and balances central to a democracy
De Lima in jail: 'I never imagined Duterte would be this vindictive'
‘Everything had to happen the way they happened I had to be the counterweight to the selfish inhumane and reckless leadership of the Duterte administration ’
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
