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Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, and his term ended on June 30, 2022. On May 31, 2016, a few weeks before his presidential inauguration, Duterte named his Cabinet members, [8] which comprised a diverse selection of former military generals, childhood friends, classmates, and leftists. [9]
Larry Que, also known as Uktoy, (ca. 1963 – December 20, 2016), was a Filipino publisher and journalist for the Catanduanes News Now newspaper. He was killed two weeks after he had written an article linking government officials to a major drug seizure of methamphetamine, locally known as shabu, in the town of Virac in Catanduanes, Philippines.
Martin "Bobot" [1] Badulis Diño (July 25, 1957 – August 8, 2023) [1] was a Filipino activist, politician, government official and presidential candidate whose withdrawal from the 2016 Philippine presidential election paved the way for his substitution by Rodrigo Duterte, who went on to win the Philippine presidency.
According to police data, more than 6,200 people died in anti-drug operations under Duterte's presidency, during which police typically said they killed suspects in self-defence.
A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a ...
Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947 – June 12, 2020) was a Philippine government official who served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30, 2016, until March 8, 2017, the rejection of his appointment by the Commission on Appointments over eligibility concerns resulting from questions on his citizenship.
The Duterte administration committed to continue the 15-year modernization program of the AFP initiated by the Arroyo administration and revived by the Benigno Aquino III administration. [161] In October 2016, the Duterte administration signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for two missile frigates worth ₱15.74 billion.
Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi (Tagalog pronunciation:; born December 5, 1949) [1] [2] is a Filipino businessman from Naujan, Oriental Mindoro who served as the 14th Secretary of Energy under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022.