Tag: first year in office

Palace year-end report: Duterte admin “has accomplished much” in its first year in office

President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership, strong collaboration among various government agencies” have resulted in “attainment of many of the priorities,” report says (Eagle News) — The Duterte administration has “accomplished much” in its first year in office. According to the government’s year-end report released on Tuesday, this was because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership” and the “strong collaboration among various government agencies.” The report noted that in the field of agriculture, 36,051 hectares of […]

The Trump A to Z, from America First to ‘Zero’

by Daniel WOOLLS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – This is a look at President Donald Trump’s first year in office, from A to Z: AMERICA FIRST: Trump’s most sacred mantra. BAN: As in travel. With the stated goal of keeping out terrorists, Trump decreed successive bans — always challenged in court — on arrivals of people from half a dozen mainly Muslim countries. CLIMATE CHANGE: Trump shocked the world by pulling the United States out […]