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The Filipino community, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and other government leaders was reportedly gripped by excitement about the first visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Papua New Guinea. [146] President Duterte is the first Philippine president to visit the southwestern Pacific nation. [147]
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has the most visits (nine), followed by former President Sukarno of Indonesia with six. Representatives from Thailand have the most visits, with 26. Representatives from the United States, of which the Philippines is a major non-NATO ally, have the most visits outside of Asian countries.
At the start of 2016, experts warned the Philippines was at risk of having the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) set a foothold in the country. [240] However, Duterte's predecessor, President Aquino III, dismissed the perpetrators of a March 2016 armed attack against the military as mere "mercenaries" wanting to join the ISIS.
On April 10, 2017, just before leaving for a series of state visits to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, President Duterte said he will name the 25 members of the ConCom after the draft of a new Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is submitted and if there is substantial progress in the peace process with the National Democratic Front (NDF). [10]
Families and supporters of victims of former president Duterte's war on drugs gather at the inauguration of the country's first mausoleum for the victims of extrajudicial killings in Manila ...
The first 100 days of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency began on June 30, 2016, the day Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated as the 16th president of the Philippines.The concept of the first 100 days of a presidential term was first adopted in the Philippines by President Corazon Aquino from the United States and has since been used as a gauge of presidential success and activism, and is a considered ...
Chinese social media documented this visit. A week later Duterte would formally announce his candidacy for President of the Philippines. [9] During the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Yang served as the chief executive's economic advisor at least for the year 2018. This was initially denied by Duterte, as Yang held Chinese citizenship. [10]
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