TALK TO THE PEOPLE. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds weekly talk to the people in this undated photo to give the public updates on the government's Covid-19 response. Though his administration spent a lot of time and resources battling the pandemic, Duterte was no let-up in his campaign against corruption and illegal drugs. (Presidential photo) MANILA - During his last full year at Malacanan Palace, President Rodrigo R. Duterte may have prioritized the country's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic response, but did not let up in his administration's fight against corruption and illegal drugs as well as effort to defend the country's sovereignty and territory. Duterte himself said in a December 2 speech that he takes pride in having delivered "almost all" of his campaign promises despite some shortcomings. In the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, Duterte renewed his call for vaccines to be treated as "a global public good" and called o
As Cambodia prepares to assume the ASEAN chair next month, Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a resounding and divisive message last week: Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is welcome back into the club after being shunned since leading a coup in February.