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XI-INNOVATIVE
Our president Rodrigo Duterte did a lot to our country but the question is, how did he exercise his
authorirties in times of crisis? So I’ve conducted a research about his performances and here are the
things that I found out.
CRISIS/CONTROVERSY
Drug problem
Allegations of EJKs in drug
campaign
Allegations of hidden,
unexplained wealth
Insults to foreign leaders
Bombing in Davao City market
Murder of South Korean Jee
Ick-Joo
Specific incursions by China
in West Philippine Sea
Criticism of West Philippine
Sea approach
Testimonies of Arthur
Lascañas and Edgar
Matobato
DUTERTE'S RESPONSE
Presents this as a 'crisis', declares 'war', releases drug list
and matrices
Verbally attacks, threatens critics and human rights
advocates; catalyzes Senator Leila de Lima probe,
leading to her arrest
Verbally attacks Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Anti-Money
Laundering Council; his allies file cases against Trillanes
Denies cursing then US president Barack Obama then
eventually boasts about it; consistently sticks to his 'style'
but agrees to tone down in the case of UN rights chief
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein after appeal from National Security
Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr; generally continues
behavior
Goes to the scene immediately, calls emergency meeting,
declares state of national emergency
Over two weeks after murder is linked to Tokhang,
Duterte apologizes for it, vows cops involved will go to jail
Downplays incursions in public statements but holds
confidential meetings with officials involved
Verbally attacks critics
Claims the two are lying
Marawi siege Declares martial law in Mindanao, flies back from Russia,
visits Marawi 7 times until liberation

Kian delos Santos and other Days after Kian's death, vows cops responsible will go to
drug-related teenage slays jail; invites his parents to Malacañang

International Criminal Court’s Verbally attacks ICC, pulls Philippines out of ICC,
preliminary examination prepares personal rebuttal

OFW rescue video diplomatic Makes no public statement but calls meeting with Cabinet
crisis secretaries involved

OFW kiss, misogynistic Makes fun of 'ugly' and 'jealous' critics, continues
remarks behavior

Soaring inflation Says economy in 'doldrums' then eventually echoes

messaging of economic managers

Priest killings Verbally attacks priests and Church

'God is stupid' remark Initially unrepentant, then during meeting with religious
leaders and after ratings decline in SWS survey, says
'sorry'