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On March 13, 2018, the Philippines withdrew its membership from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Duterte justified the withdrawal by accusing the ICC and the United Nations of "crusading" against him and condemning the UN's "baseless, unprecedented and outrageous attacks" on him and his administration. [27]
In March 2018, a month after the ICC launched a preliminary inquiry into the Philippines’ drug war, in a 15-page-statement, Duterte expressed outrage and unilaterally announced the country’s ...
Duterte (2nd from right) leads the awarding of the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to the Mislatel Consortium represented by businessman Dennis Uy (right) on July 8, 2019. Duterte campaigned to break up the telecom duopoly of Globe and Smart due to the companies' poor mobile network services and internet speeds.
August 31: A streamer read "Duterte, Duque, Alis Dyan!" (lit. ' Duterte, Duque, Go Away! ') was installed on the overpass at Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City. [338] September 13: On the day of opening classes for school year 2021–2022, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) held a rally to demand a return to safe face-to-face classes. [339]
R. A. No. Title / Description Date signed Ref. 10923 An Act postponing the October 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9164, as amended by Republic Act No. 9340 and Republic Act No. 10656, Prescribing Additional Rules Governing the Conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections and for Other Purposes
Duterte has been under harsh criticism for its ineffectual policy of appeasement with the Chinese government. [citation needed] In response, Duterte claimed to the press that Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping swore to protect him from moves that will result in his removal from office. "The assurances of Xi Jinping were very encouraging ...
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]
Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that Duterte had his lowest approval rating in mid-2018. [4] Pollsters and analysts noted Duterte's popularity was a rarity among Philippine presidents during their lame duck period; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] by the end of his term, Duterte received his highest SWS approval rating and became the Philippines' most ...