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President Previous executive experience 1: Emilio Aguinaldo: Gobernadorcillo of Cavite el Viejo, President of the Tejeros Revolutionary Government, President of the Biak-na-Bato Republic, Dictator of the Dictatorial Government & President of the Revolutionary Government: 2: Manuel L. Quezon: President of the Senate of the Philippines, Governor ...
Duterte, campaigning on a platform of fighting crime, corruption, and illegal drugs, [16] [17] [18] won the 2016 presidential election with 16,601,997 (39.02%) votes, defeating Liberal Party leader Mar Roxas by over 6.6 million votes. [19] President-elect Rodrigo Duterte (left) and outgoing President Benigno Aquino III on June 30, 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his 5th State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives Complex in Quezon City on July 27, 2020. In his speech which lasted for 1 hour and 41 minutes, [ 11 ] Duterte addressed the current pandemic and its effects to the country.
China's President Xi Jinping told former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to continue to promote cooperation between the two countries, after bilateral relations cooled with Duterte's ...
Singapore: President Tony Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong both wrote letters to Duterte congratulating him on his victory. In his letter, President Tan expressed confidence that Duterte would lead the economy of the Philippines into "greater heights" and extended an invitation for the president-elect to visit Singapore after he is ...
President Donald Trump extended an invitation for the controversial leader to visit the White House. Trump suggested the two meet in person during their phone call on Monday about North Korea ...
Prior to the start of President Rodrigo Duterte's speech, a prayer was conducted which was followed by the singing of "Lupang Hinirang", the national anthem, by Morissette. [8] Duterte's speech started at 4:13pm. He was joined by Senate President Tito Sotto and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. [9]
After the President's arrival, Senate President Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez convened the joint session of both houses. The national anthem was sung by folk singer Bayang Barrios , [ 4 ] followed by an interfaith unity prayer led by representatives from the Catholic Church, Protestants, Muslims and the Iglesia ni Cristo .