Ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's 'Gentleman's Agreement' with China Under Scrutiny – The Diplomat
Did the former president broker an informal deal with the Chinese government over the South China Sea?
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Did the former president broker an informal deal with the Chinese government over the South China Sea?
The Senate cannot find a public official guilty of criminal acts in the way that the judiciary does. It's the Sandiganbayan that has jurisdiction over graft and corruption cases involving certain public officials.
The statement comes a day after the Toll Regulatory Board said the new rates will be implemented starting next Thursday. The increase is based on petitions that had been pending for years.
After a weekend during which a new Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff was appointed, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has asked retired General Carlito Galvez Jr. to serve as secretary of national defense. These twin moves serve to restore a sense of equanimity in the security sector.
Former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte made his first public appearance since stepping down from office five months ago on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2022, serenaded by his former co-workers in government at a concert dubbed “Night of the Singing Ex-Cabinet Members” at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.