President Duterte defended his administration against criticisms of its failures, insisting they were not a product of negligence but simply of a lack of time. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – With a little over a month to go before his presidency ends, the legacy he will leave behind is very much on Rodrigo Duterte’s mind.
In terms of legislation, some promised measures Duterte failed to sign include a national land use act, ending contractualization, bringing back death penalty, and shifting to a federal system of government.of the depth and breadth of the country’s drug problem, leading him to make his unrealistic promise of suppressing drugs and criminality in the first six months of his term.
though a project management contract has been awarded to two Chinese firms and the government has started to acquire land on which to build stations and lines.Over the past few weeks, Duterte has devoted time in his speeches in government offices to thanking government officials and employees for the work they put in during his presidency.
In a portion of his speech that was not written down, Duterte even thanked media networks for covering his presidency.
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