DUTERTE YEAR 4: A Review of the Philippines’ Pandemic Response

Leadership

• Pandemic unravels Duterte’s 2016 promise of decisive leadership
• ‘Mayor of the Philippines’ leaves LGUs blind amid COVID-19
• As pandemic persists, are Filipinos still satisfied with Duterte?
• Due to lockdowns, we don’t know Duterte’s approval ratings during pandemic
• [ANALYSIS] Duterte fails in coronavirus crisis leadership

Local Governance

• PEOPLE vs PANDEMIC: How these mayors’ priorities protected their communities 
• In the fight vs COVID-19, these women mayors didn’t take chances
• Valenzuela City’s pandemic response: ‘Everything has to happen now’
• Legazpi City prepares a table for the quarantined
• In Baguio, Magalong returns as top investigator – for coronavirus contact tracing
• How Iloilo City became ‘Wakanda’ of the Philippines
• ‘Common sense’ and speed shield Marikina City from the coronavirus
• In Pasig, fighting corruption yields COVID-19 cash aid for the people 
• How to fight the pandemic: Women mayors don’t sugarcoat how deadly the virus is

Economy and Business

• Duterte economic adviser defends rapid testing vs ‘all talk, no action’ doctors
• Inflation rate stays low despite coronavirus in Duterte’s 4th year
• Coronavirus crash: Pandemic pushes stock market down in Duterte’s 4th year
• Coronavirus drives Philippines toward recession as Duterte’s 4th year ends
• Expect increase in poverty as COVID-19 ushers in Duterte’s 4th year
• With 2 years left in Duterte’s term, where are we on Build, Build, Build?
• In Duterte’s 4th year, COVID-19 causes highest unemployment on record
• 3 months after lockdown, poor Filipinos still hungry waiting for cash aid
• Duterte’s loans for coronavirus and why PH might need more
• PH’s economic stimulus vs coronavirus among lowest in the region
• Philippines plans to build its way out of pandemic

Public Health

• Female frontliners who cope during this coronavirus pandemic

Drug War

• 4 years on, climate of fear and impunity blocks justice for Duterte’s drug war victims

Media and Democracy

• Dismay, disgust, dissent: How Filipinos online reacted to issues during Duterte’s 4th year

Sports

• Sports under Duterte: High marks, low blows

Videos

• Newsbreak Chats: Power, fear, and a pandemic in Duterte’s 4th year
• EXPLAINER: Handa na bang magbukas ng klase sa Agosto 24 ang Pilipinas?
• WATCH: How the propaganda machine took a beating when #OustDuterteNow trended

Communities

• Rappler+ Live Chat: Let’s talk about Duterte’s 5th SONA
• Civic engagement at work: How communities joined hands in the face of crises during Duterte’s 4th year
• Filipinos voice out the #StoryOfTheNation ahead of SONA 2020
• Filipinos’ bayanihan fills in gaps of Duterte government’s pandemic response
• #SONAgkaisa: Despite pandemic, Filipinos protest ‘worsened’ hardships in Duterte’s 4th year

– Rappler.com