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Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioners Aimee Torrefranca-Neri and George Garcia are among the last appointees of President Duterte who will go through the so-called wringer at the Commission on Appointments (CA) before Congress adjourns sine die on June
A shrine to the 1986 People Power revolution in Manila, the Philippines. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ramon FVelasquez Advertisement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly instructed allies in Congress to begin proceedings aimed at amending the country’s constitution, fueling immediate speculation that he is aiming to extend his term beyond 2022. Unlike in Myanmar and Thailand, where proposals to amend the constitution are often aimed at eroding the power of the military, in the Philippines, the push for “charter change,” as it is known locally, has always been instigated by p...
‘They’re taking him for a ride’: Has Philippines gained from Duterte’s China pivot? Toggle share menu Advertisement ‘They’re taking him for a ride’: Has Philippines gained from Duterte’s China pivot? In 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warmed to Beijing in exchange for investments. But so far, only a fraction of the billions of dollars pledged have materialised. The programme Insight asks if his China policy has come to naught. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's pro-China stance has come under domestic criticism. ...