De Lima, a fierce critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte, also said she had “no doubt from the very beginning” that she would be cleared in all the cases that the administration of his nemesis “fabricated” against her, citing her merits and innocence.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/504053/de-lima-elated-over-win-in-2nd-drug-case-but-says-fight-for-justice-far-from-over

“Former President Rodrigo Duterte went to see President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to talk to him about his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China.

Source: https://balita.com/duterte-meets-with-pbbm-tackles-recent-visit-to-china/

He must face these appalling crimes that were ignored during the previous administration because he is very close to former President Rodrigo Duterte.”

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/544464/probe-sought-into-alleged-ties-between-smni-and-china-propaganda-unit

He was offered the same position by former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1780316/defense-chief-teodoro-a-legal-mind-for-natl-defense-and-military-matters

Mr. Marcos earlier ordered a study of the impact of Executive Order 138, issued by former President Rodrigo Duterte in June 2021, which directed the full devolution of certain functions of the executive branch to the LGUs.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1879590/marcos-orders-agencies-to-study-list-of-functions-to-be-devolved-to-lgus

Mr Marcos' foreign policy is a reversal of the pro-China stand taken by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, who was criticised for not doing enough to counter Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67224782?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were part of a slew of legal cases used by former president Rodrigo Duterte to muzzle critical reporting.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23258197.nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa-cleared-tax-evasion-philippines/?ref=rss

Shortly after he became Philippine president in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte made an astonishing : “I will have to destroy her in public.”

Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/14/rights-advocate-freed-bail-philippines

Similar resolution was filed by Senator Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla seeking to defend former President Rodrigo Duterte from investigation or prosecution by the ICC.

Source: https://balita.com/estrada-icc-interference-violation-of-ph-sovereignty/

Ten years ago in Davao, then-Mayor Rodrigo Duterte also took a before becoming president.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/local-leaders-question-expanded-us-military-presence-in-the-philippines/

Then-Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced in June 2022 that then-President Rodrigo Duterte had called off the talks due to constitutional restrictions and sovereignty concerns.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715683/pamalakaya-urges-marcos-jr-to-scrap-joint-oil-gas-exploration-plans-with-china

Trump’s grisly bromance with former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte didn’t stop Duterte from courting China.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/the-us-needs-a-good-president-and-biden-s-been-good-for-us-20230928-p5e8bq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world