Abstract. This paper touches upon one of the most odious political figures of modern worldPhilippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte who has been at his post for a year so far. The author aims to take a closer look into his personal and political qualities, figure out in which manner they influence and determine his decision-making process. The article analyses the most significant steps taken by Duterte in his presidential career in order to predict further development of his international and domestic policies alongside with the possible changes in the political layout in the Philippines.Using mostly theoretical methods of analyses and induction the author makes a number of conclusions stating that despite the image of a straight-forwarded brute, Rodrigo Duterte is a much more complex politician, who uses such an image for his own purposes. Being a cunning and wise leader, he knows the boundaries that are not to be crossed -this way even his unprecedented behaviour does not undermine his attempts to maintain balance among the most influential nations in the world.Massive critique from the outside world does not seem to matter to Duterte since in his politics he firstly relies on the support of his own people, who despite his unconventional methods see him not as a dictator, but as a rather unusual reformist ready to introduce in the Philippines some changes instead of maintaining status-quo. Such policy and determination adds to Duterte's popularity among his people on the background of the former presidents' indecisive political moves.Key words: Rodrigo Duterte, War on Drugs, rude rhetoric, new political partners, independent policy, two-side negotiations, economic agreements On May 9, 2016, the Filipinos voted for their new 16-th president, a person who would lead the country for the following 6 years. The pre-election period of almost two years and the official campaign were tense and full of mutual accusations. Among other candidates Rodrigo Duterte appeared to be the last one to join the campaign and yet he won despite his reputation and all kinds of "cases" in his political career as a mayor of Davao City, the post he had held for almost 22 years with minor breaks to bypass the law that prohibits politicians to take the same post more than 3 times in a row.During the campaign, multiple times Duterte promised to establish the same regime and rules he used in Davao City in order to set "law and order" throughout the Philippines. He truthfully admitted that he was not going to be gentle with "criminality in general and drug lords in particular" and that his presidency can turn violent. Nevertheless, this crude rhetoric hasn't stopped the people from giving Duterte their votes. Even more
The article provides an overview of the reports of the 11th Annual Scientific Inter-Institutional Conference "Eastern Branches of the Russian Diaspora", which was held in absentia on May 21, 2020. In the conference organized by the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania of the IOS RAS, was attended by scientists, as well as applicants and graduate students from various institutes not only from Moscow, but also from other cities of Russia.
The paper represents another item in the author's series of articles on the Philippine education system. The author examines in detail how Philippine education was changing during the Third Philippine Republic period, with what effect five Philippine presidents, who succeeded each other in years 1946–1965, managed to transform the education system in the Philippines, how their policy at the national level was reflected in the ideas which in their steed were propagated via the educational system in schools and other educational institutions. For the administration of each of the five presidents during the Third Republic the author gives a brief description of the state the country was in. A general short list of innovations and changes in the education system of the Philippines that occurred during the era of the Third Republic is provided. Moreover, the paper includes statistics showing the dynamics of the education system development in both the period under review and, for comparison, in an earlier time, when the Philippines was still an American colony.
The article provides an overview of the 43th scientific inter-institutional conference with the participation of foreign speakers, dedicated to the study of the South Pacific Region in the past and the present, its history, politics, economy and culture, which was held in an online format at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences on November 9, 2022. The conference was organized by the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences.
The paper is dedicated to the history of the education system in the Philippines during the period of American rule in the islands, and subsequently during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. The author touches upon such aspects as the implementation by the US authorities of the education reform in the American manner (the pros and cons are considered) within the framework of the political goals of the American government; then how the educational sphere changed during the Commonwealth period, what features were inherent in it during the 4 years of the Japanese military regime. Separately, the author touches on the history of the country's main university – the University of the Philippines.
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