THE IMAGE Rodrigo R. Duterte projected of his 2016 presidential campaign was that it was one run on a shoestring budget. It supposedly had no donors with vested interests, and that included big businessmen and mining firms.
The instruction from President Rodrigo Duterte for Vice President Leni Robredo to stop attending all Cabinet meetings starting today was the last straw that made Robredo resign as housing czar.
Once the government clinches bilateral ceasefire, it is likely to lose interest in pursuing fundamental social reforms.
Heavily indebted farmers from various villages in Davao del Sur province trooped to the municipal government hall last week to demand support from local officials to raise the prices of their farm products.
President Rodrigo Duterte is sensing a "good rapport" with US president-elect Donald Trump after a phone conversation between the two state leaders Friday night.