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In the 2016 

Philippine-China Trade and Investment Forum speech of President Rodrigo


Duterte, it is evident that the purpose of the speech was conveyed clearly to its
audience which was about the strengthening of the relationship of the Philippines
to the China specifically in terms of economic relations and the cutting off ties
of the Philippines to the Americans in military and economic engagements.  Thus,
the first principle of effective oral communication which is about being clear with
its purpose was followed in a way that the objective of the speech which was to
persuade and inform the audience is achieved. However, I find that some parts of
the speech has neglected to follow  other principles such as being complete with
message delivered, being concise and being natural.  The message delivered was
incomplete for me in a sense that the speaker was being biased and subjective of
his claims regarding the Americans. Since the speech was addressed to the public it
should be presented with factual evidences. Secondly, the speech occupied s

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