Duterte’s Strongman Rule: The Gathering Storm?
A CenPEG Public Forum on July 20, 2018
The policy think tank, Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), is holding its 10th State of the Presidency (SOP) – entitled “Duterte’s Strongman Rule: The Gathering Storm?” - on July 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m. -12 noon, Plaridel Hall Auditorium, UP College of Mass Communication, Ylanan Street, Diliman, Quezon City.
Held every year, the SOP is a public forum which on July 20 aims to appraise the first two years of the presidency of Rodrigo R. Duterte on pressing national issues related to presidential leadership, governance, the state of the country’s economy, foreign affairs, popularity rating and the media, the quest for peace in Bangsamoro, the stalled government peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), as well as women and gender issues.
The line-up of resource speakers and analysts for the 10th SOP are: Prof. Temario C. Rivera, former Dean Luis V. Teodoro, Prof. Joseph Anthony Lim, Prof. Roland G. Simbulan, CenPEG policy director Bobby M. Tuazon, Prof. Nathalie Africa-Verceles, and Amirah Ali Lidasan, secretary general of the Moro Christian People’s Alliance (MCPA). Acting as Moderator is CenPEG Executive Director Evita L. Jimenez. CenPEG News