(Part two of two) Simultaneously with the war against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte launched what he described as a relentless and sustained campaign against corruption in the bureaucracy to eradicate the menace “within three to six months,” as he had promised during the 2016 presidential campaign.
He vowed to end corruption “both in the high and low echelons of government,” stressing the need to address the issue “with urgency.”
As Duterte’s six-year term ends on June 30, let’s look at the twists and turns of Duterte’s war against corruption, now well past his self-imposed deadline of three to six months from June 2016. Watch this video:
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Sources
ABS-CBN News Youtube Channel, Duterte’s final word: Stop and obey the law, April 24, 2016
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RTVMalacañang, 2017 State of the Nation Address, July 24, 2017
Official Gazette of the Philippines, Executive Order No. 43, Oct. 4, 2017
News clippings
- Inquirer.net, Duterte says he has fired a DBM Usec; Diokno identifies ousted exec, Oct. 19, 2017
- ABS-CBN News, Duterte fires urban poor commission officials due to ‘misdeeds’, Dec. 12, 2017
- CNN Philippines, Duterte to fire more corrupt officials, Jan. 12, 2018
- RTVMalacañang, Condemnation and Public Destruction of Contraband Vehicles, March 15, 2018
- Philstar.com, Shame on you: Duterte fires more execs; labor usec out, April 18, 2018
- CNN Philippines, Duterte fires official for discussing a government project with a presidential sister, May 21, 2018
- Inquirer.net, Duterte fires another gov’t exec, this time a Customs deputy commissioner, May 30, 2018
RTVMalacañang, Go Negosyo: “Pilipinas Angat Lahat” Launch (Speech), Aug. 14, 2018
RTVMalacañang, 121st Philippine Navy Anniversary (Speech) 6/17/2019, June 17, 2019
RTVMalacañang, Kumusta Po Mahal Kong Kababayan? | Meeting on COVID-19 Concerns and Talk to the People on COVID-19, Oct. 26, 2020
RTVMalacañang, WATCH: President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the Nation, Feb. 24, 2021
RTVMalacañang, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s 6th State of the Nation Address, July 26, 2021
RTVMalacañang, Inauguration of the New Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital (Speech), May 4, 2022
Presidential Communications Operations Office, The President’s Final Report to the People 2016-2021, July 26, 2021
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