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By Associated Press, Jul 24,2017 A year ago President Duterte promised to cleanse the country of illegal drugs in three to six months. He said he would tame corruption and began a profanity-spiked tongue lashing of America—which he called “lousy” last week. Those “shock and awe” declarations of a year ago have collided with reality.…

The stock price of Dennis Uy’s Phoenix Petroleum increased about 92% from July last year, while Ongpin-associated Philweb’s stock price fell 46.3% by ofia Tomacruz, Rappler, Jul 24, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Majority of the Philippines’ most valuable companies have continued their growth trajectory that started to build up even before President Rodrigo Duterte took…

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By: Fe Zamora, Philip C. Tubeza, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 27, 2017 Editor’s Note: Starting June 25, the Inquirer will run on its print, online, and social media platforms a series of stories, reports and commentaries on the socioeconomic impact – positive and negative – that President Duterte has made in his first year in…

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Lex Talionis (law of retaliation) seems to be living up to its Latin meaning, as its members have taken over important government posts with a vengeance By: Fe Zamora, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2017

by Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral, Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Businessworld, May 16, 2017 CABINET officials rejected claims that Chinese funding for infrastructure will burden the economy with too much debt, saying that tax reform will help the Philippines raise the bulk of the needed funds internally.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 08, 2017 President Duterte has maintained “excellent” trust ratings for four consecutive quarters despite his slipping net trust rating, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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By Gerardo P. Sicat (The Philippine Star), May 3, 2017 Almost two weeks ago, the administration held a public presentation of Dutertenomics at the Conrad Hotel in Manila. I was invited to be an outside and final speaker to help summarize and comment on the economic policies. Unfortunately an unexpected tragic family event required me…

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 29, 2017 Half of Filipinos, or 50 percent, consider themselves poor, according to results of a new Social Weather Stations survey. The number is higher than some 44 percent of Filipinos who described themselves as poor in December.

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By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Apr 24, 2017 The Infrastructure presentation last week was impressive. The use of social media to spread the word around was impressive as well.

Police paid to kill drug suspects, plant evidence—Reuters report By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, Apr 19, 2017 A retired intelligence officer and an active senior commander of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are saying that most of the killings in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs are done by policemen and not by vigilantes, a…

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 19, 2017 NET SATISFACTION RATINGFewer Filipinos are satisfied with the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, as they express worry that they will fall victim to extrajudicial killings, according to the latest survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

At least 3 labor attachés recently appointed to coveted foreign posts are relatives of Cabinet members Patty Pasion, Apr 08, 2017 All in the family? Recent appointees to one of DOLE’s most important positions are relatives of Cabinet secretaries, Rappler has learned.

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(philstar.com), Mar 31, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A group of journalists hit back after President Rodrigo Duterte described the reporting of media organizations as garbage, describing his mindset as that of a “petty tyrant.”

By Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), Mar 30, 2017 In an audacious move, urban poor group Kadamay moved in large numbers and forcibly occupied housing units in Pandi, Bualacan. They claimed the housing units for themselves, saying they were idle.

By Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star), Mar 10, 2017 There is really something weird and absurd in the recent move of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief “Bato” Dela Rosa inviting priests to join in the resumption of war on drugs through Oplan Tokhang part 2. It is virtually asking the priests to join the…

by Julito G. Rada, Manila Standard, Feb 28, 2017 The Philippines needs to attract more foreign direct investments to achieve the gross domestic product growth target of 7 percent to 8 percent this year, DBS Bank of Singapore said Tuesday.

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By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 23, 2017 Some multinational companies are postponing their expansion plans in the country due to the political uncertainty threatening their businesses, according to an official of a group representing European investors.

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‘KUNWARI NAGAWA PERO WALANG NANGYARI’ Feb 20, 2017 Former President Fidel Ramos on Monday unleashed a new set of tirades against President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, which he said resorts to “tokenism” or only making a symbolic effort.

By Audrey Morallo (philstar.com), Feb. 8, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — “The war on drugs is essentially a war on people.” This was the message of a former leader of a South American country that launched its own war on drugs to President Rodrigo Duterte.