“My Soldiers”, the Duterte regime’s backbone

Here is an initial list of ex-military and police officials in the civilian bureaucracy—from the Cabinet to the major attached agencies, and in government-owned corporations—proof that indeed Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has militarized the civilian bureaucracy. Duterte’s penchant for favouring the military and police has nothing to do with the soldiers’ so-called obedience and efficiency, as […]