- DU30
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- DU30
- Jan 31, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 28, 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has led to thousands of extrajudicial killings, raising human rights concerns, says expert John Gershman in this interview. ... In December 2016, the United States withheld poverty aid to the Philippines after declaring concern !


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- DU30
- Jan 31, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 28, 2018
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President Duterte, then the mayor of Davao City and a front-runner in the presidential race based on survey results, speaks to supporters during his “miting de avance” at Quirino Grandstand in Luneta on May 7, 2016. KIMBERLY DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Exactly 25 days since his inauguration, President Rodrigo Duterte has gotten the ball rolling on almost half of his biggest and most ambitious promises. The INQUIRER had compiled information to measure his words against his actions as the country’s 16th President.
READ: Du30’s 30 Promises
In the run-up to his oath taking, INQUIRER Research and INQUIRER.net had put together 30 promises Mr. Duterte had made during the election period as a presidential candidate. Many of these promises are even slated to be accomplished in a mere three to six months.
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The President, with the help of his Cabinet, has so far focused on fulfilling 14 promises that pertain to drugs, crime and general peace and order in the country, all of which he had continuously vowed to focus on even before assuming the presidency. In his first State of the Nation address later today, Mr. Duterte is expected to include these promises and other mandates he has accomplished in his first month in office.

