From the outset, the Duterte administration gave signals that we shouldn't raise our expectations. That July 15, 2016 memorandum from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea is highly observed not only within the executive department, but also in the legislature and judiciary.
The memorandum conveyed the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte "to refrain from addressing him as "His Excellency" and the Cabinet secretaries as "Honorable" in official and internal communications.
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