Halfway into Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential term, his air of invincibility is unpunctured, bolstered by a larger number of allies in the senate, ...
MANILA: The perception of President Rodrigo Duterte these days is that in the eyes of Filipinos, he can do no wrong.
The office of the President as designed by the 1987 Constitution gives the incumbent huge power. This is how the Supreme Court defines executive power under the charter when considering the extent of power President Corazon Aquino should be equipped with in 1989: Some say the risks of an overreach by Duterte is a stretch of the imagination. But let’s not forget what
, arrested twice this year by his administration, are stark reminders of the repercussion of being overtly critical of government personalities and policies alike. Maria Ressa, the CEO of online news platform Rappler, speaks to the media after posting bail at a Manila Regional Trial Court in Manila City, Philippines, February 14, 2019.
The chaos and toxicity of online political discourse has enabled the Duterte narrative that Duterte is the best leader who can get things done to dominate social media.
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