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South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to her people for letting her personal friendship and faith in Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a cult leader, influence her decisions as the leader of the nation. Here are other world leaders who had to, in front of millions, own up to their words or actions. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Known as a motormouth, Duterte has said many scandalous things – from homophobic rants to calling Barack Obama a “son of a bi**h”. In September, Duterte, who has been nicknamed ‘The Punisher’, compared himself to Hitler and said he’d be happy to slaughter drug dealers and addicts. Following international outrage, especially from the Jewish community, Duterte apologised “profoundly and deeply”. A few days ago, he also apologised for wrongly naming local officials in a narco list. Former US President Bill Clinton The former president apologised for his sexual liaison with his intern Monica … [Read more...] about When Rodrigo Duterte, Bill Clinton apologised for their ‘scandals’

For example, President Donald J Trump's approval rating going into the US's battle against the coronavirus, in early March, was negative 10 points -- in other words, the percentage of respondents who on average disapproved of his performance was 10 percentage points higher than those who approved. … [Read more...] about Humble leaders, please

It asks for an independent evaluation to review the “experience gained and lessons learned” from the WHO-coordinated international health response to COVID-19 including the effectiveness of mechanisms at WHO’s disposal. It also asks for recommendations to improve the global pandemic response. … [Read more...] about Australia pushes forward with coronavirus inquiry despite China’s objections

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is relatively serious. Since this March, the government has gradually increased the public health alert level, strengthening the prevention and control measures and applying policies in all aspects such as social distancing, detection and treatment capacity improvement, medical worker protection, and vulnerable groups' relief with fiscal and monetary policy adjustments. The series of measures have played an important role in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, easing public panic and enhancing public confidence. … [Read more...] about No sitting on hands

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Filipinos to be more patient and resilient as the country grapples with COVID-19 pandemic fallout, saying the end of the highly infectious disease "appears to be months and months away still." … [Read more...] about Philippines reports 180 new coronavirus cases, tally reaches 13,777