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Your expectations of the Duterte presidency; What you expect to happen under Duterte
Topic Started: Jun 15 2016, 05:43 PM (256 Views)
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Agog and aghast
August 09, 2016 at 12:01 am
by Jojo Robles
FROM: The Manila Standard

A line from a favorite musical kept repeating in my head, as I stared at the screen very early on Sunday morning, listening to President Rodrigo Duterte along with other news junkies who were very much awake at that ungodly hour: I am agog, I am aghast.

Duterte was reading names off a list of 160 alleged protectors of drug syndicates in the government service, a list that included some close friends of his who helped him win the presidency. Then he confirmed that he had allowed the remains of the late President Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani —after which he dared those against his decision to hold month-long rallies, if they so desired.

This is a man with balls the size of Davao City, I told myself. Here is a president who doesn’t really care who is against him, as long as he is doing what he believes is the right thing.

I have never heard of a president (or any Philippine politician, for that matter) who is as daring and uncaring of the possible consequences of his speech and action as Duterte. And having been long accustomed to people in high office who immediately forget all the promises they had made upon their election, I am forced to remember what else Digong had said he would do – because I am now convinced that he intends to fulfill every one of the vows he made before his assumption to the presidency.

Let’s take a look at what Duterte said in those pre-dawn hours. And prepare, once again, to be amazed by this political outlier from Mindanao who was not merely content to win it all, he also feels committed to actually deliver on what he has promised.

By identifying the alleged drug-ring protectors, Duterte once again upped the ante in his crusade against the seemingly all-pervasive vice. His critics, both here and abroad, were still warming up on the killing of hundreds of mostly poor drug suspects when the president delivered on his promise to name and shame the mayors, judges, soldiers and even policemen who were involved in the illicit trade.

Suddenly, the contention that the campaign against drugs is intended to punish only the poor users and marginal pushers is no longer valid. Duterte has once again gone where no politician has gone before, calling out his fellow government servants for their supposed involvement in the drug trade.

Duterte also preempted the criticism that he was once again not according the officials he identified due process. “Due process has nothing to do with my mouth,” he said, “[because] there are no proceedings here, no lawyers.”

It’s true that Duterte may have been fed some wrong information, as well, especially when it was revealed that at least one judge he named had already been dead for several years. But as Duterte candidly admitted, he may be wrong—but he is taking full responsibility for the list.

In the dead of night, I found myself smiling. It seemed like so long ago when we had a president who never took responsibility for anything he did, after all.
(Sino kaya ang tinutukoy ng author? :laff: )


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And then, replying to a reporter’s question, Duterte confronted the issue of the Marcos burial head on. The President explained that the military’s own rules for burial at the heroes’ cemetery already qualified the dead former dictator for a final resting place there.

According to Duterte, any former president and soldier can be buried at the heroes’ cemetery. Since Marcos was both, he said, there should be no reason to deny him the privilege.

Duterte challenged those against the burial to stage protest actions, promising to give them a month-long permit to do so, as long as they do not impede the flow of traffic. “Hold demonstrations, go ahead. You can use the streets for a month,” he promised.

The President showed the same lack of interest in opposition to the Marcos burial case that he showed just minutes before to critics of his anti-drug campaign, when he was exposing the supposed protectors of the illegal drug syndicates. The difference was, this was a purely political decision that was based on a promise made during the campaign.

Yet Duterte never wavered. And the catcalls from the anti-Marcos crowd—who, strangely, seemed to belong to the same group that criticized Digong on the anti-drug campaign—were inevitable.

But none of the critics of Duterte’s declaration to have Marcos buried in the heroes’ cemetery assailed the legality of the president’s decision. And I doubt very much if any of them would really hold protest actions for any significant period of time to back up their fevered claims of being scandalized by it.

And even if they do, then they are just exercising their rights, as Duterte is the first to say. He vowed not to do anything to stop protesters, like hosing them down with water cannon, “because I want to save the water to fight actual fires.”

This, then, is Duterte at his rawest: The man who captured the imagination of ordinary Filipinos all over the land with his implacability and resoluteness.

The critics may carp all they want. But if you listen hard enough, you just might hear the people sing.


Pres. Duterte is one of a kind among our Philippine presidents. He holds press conferences at 12 MIDNIGHT and could end up till wee hours of the morning (3AM or beyond). No holds barred.

For a HAPPY LIFE, keep your MIND FULL and your BOWELS EMPTY. ;-)
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Nagbabala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga kumpanya na itigil na ang "endo" bago pa sila ipasara ng gobyerno. Ayon sa DOLE, kabilang sa mahigpit nilang tinututukan ang shopping malls at manufacturing industry.

200 schools will get brand-new, cloud-based learning system in the next three years.
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Duterte is such a welcome difference from the previous president who never took responsibility and accountability for anything. And blamed everyone else but himself. :crap: :batok: DU30 is totally obsessed with becoming the real...(cringe) "Father of this Nation." I'm cringing because P*oy referred to himself as that and really ruined the term among other things. Kung hind nanalo si DU30 zombieland na tayo in 3-year time.
Edited by Merville, Aug 10 2016, 05:52 AM.
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50 First Days: Ateneo supports Du30 despite human rights abuses
http://politics.com.ph/50-first-days-ateneo-supports-du30-despite-human-rights-abuses/
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Someone told me that the Duterte administration wants to get rid of all currently used jeepneys, sell them to junkyards and replace them with electric ones on which you can use cards to pay fares with. That would be a good idea since it would solve the problem of the driver not having enough change in the morning.


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Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales: DUTERTE is on the right track!
August 8, 2016 •

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has found an ally in the Catholic hierarchy — Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales — who said fault-finders were wrong to think they had a monopoly over righteousness. Rosales, the archbishop emeritus of Manila, said Duterte had shown decisiveness in government “you have never seen in many decades.” He chided the President’s critics and urged Filipinos to pray to “lessen the faults” of the new leadership.

“Now there is a new leader and we can see he is on a right track, the leadership really is on a right track,” he said at the Church-run Radyo Veritas 846 over the weekend. The prelate acknowledged that Duterte’s methods had drawn criticisms, but said he would rather pray for the President.

In an apparent invitation to the public to try to see good in Duterte’s actions, Rosales argued that God does not limit goodness to one shape, as goodness can come in many shapes.

“You know you cannot own goodness. Sometimes we think we’re the only ones who are good. No way, that’s not right,” Rosales said.

The cardinal’s statements contrasted with those of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, who said on Sunday he could no longer stomach the widespread killings of suspected drug pushers and traders.

“I do not have to be a bishop to say this. I do not have to be a Catholic to be disturbed by the killings that jar us every time we hear or watch or read the news,” the prelate said in a statement entitled, “Let the Humanity in Us Speak.”
Edited by Jovel Alipio, Aug 21 2016, 03:38 AM.
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Reduction in crime

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Just to point out, wala pang mediamen na napapatay since DUTERTE got elected.
Edited by Karsie, Aug 23 2016, 02:01 AM.
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Duterte is known for some peculiar (but perhaps successful) political tactics. Duterte’s tough-on-crime legacy is a truism at this point, but many might know the unorthodox strategies he used to clean Davao City of crime and corruption. A TIME profile of Duterte written in 2002 — a year into his second stint as the city’s mayor — noted that he “made a policy of doling out groceries to cops as a way of curbing their temptation to elicit bribes.” He also had a reputation of taking justice into his own hands, beating up cops who were drunk on the job and whipping pickpockets at the city hall.
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President Duterte talks to the family of slain soldiers in Sulu clash one by one.
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Duterte promised to buy medical equipments and improve the medical facilities of the AFP.

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MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to upgrade the medical facilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Speaking to the military at the AFP Medical Center in Quezon City on Tuesday, Duterte said he will give ailing soldiers the medical equipment they need. He also wants construction of additional hospital buildings.
"I was surprised that a national institution under the Armed Forces, wala itong mga MRI. Eh kung sa Davao meron 'yung maliliit na ospital. The lives that are put at stake, in jeopardy, in danger, in peril, tapos walang... the barest minimum of equipment," he said.

Duterte added that he will improve the release of pensions for the soldiers.

"Gusto ko mag-create ang Armed Forces ng opisina just to make 'yung mga pension, benefits, tatapusin na nila at sila na ang magprepare lahat. At kung mamatay ako, si Sgt. Rodrigo Duterte, 'wag mo nang paikutin 'yung mga byuda at mga anak," he said.

He also promised to provide an education stipend for children of military personnel.

"One of the things you will have, in the fullness of God's time, Inshallah, 'yung program ninyo, mga anak ninyo, libre na ang edukasyon. 'Yan ang ipinangako ko noon at gagawin kong totoo," Duterte said.

According to Duterte, he expects to get in the way of some officials' personal interests while performing his duty.

"I promise you a clean government. It will be a clean government. Ganun na lang, marami akong masagasaan along the way. Sana naman huwag kayong magalit kung tama 'yung ginagawa natin," he said.
"Eh baka mag-coup d'etat kayo because nawalan ako ng trabaho. Anong coup d'etat, tawagan mo lang ako sa Malacañang. Hoy, Duterte, umalis ka diyan, mag-takeover kami," Duterte said in jest.

Duterte reiterated his campaign against criminality and illegal drugs, adding that all units of the AFP should have a group to combat illegal drugs and terrorism.

"Every unit of the Armed Forces should have one team, for terrorism and anti-drug," he said.

"Ayoko pumatay ng tao. We cannot build a country by killing our own citizens. 'Yan ang given talaga diyan. But we cannot allow a group of men or a percentage of the civilians to destroy the youth and destroy the country. Hindi talaga pwede 'yan," Duterte added.



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Duterte on ASEAN: Di kayo napahiya, I assure you, everybody was clapping except for 2 people
http://cnn.ph/1LXc9jG

Sino kaya yung dalawa, si 0bama at si Ban Ki-moon? :sneer:

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The U.S. did try to do ethnic cleansing in our country. The order was kill everyone over 10 years of age. The U.S. never apologized for their atrocities while Americans condemned Japan for theirs. Double standards is what it is. Let's not forget the human rights violations that the U.S. is doing by snooping on their own citizens wholesale online, a subject exposed by Wikileaks and Snowden. Also, in the Middle East they kill suspected terr0rists. Shouldn't there be due process & rule of law applied in those cases by allowing such persons to have their day in court before getting executed? By saying this, I'm not by any stretch siding with terr0rists. As a matter of fact, I detest them. But when 0bama lectures, or chastises or criticizes Duterte on rule of law, due process, human rights or extra-judicial killings, he should practice what he preaches or look in his own backyard first. Not doing so is hypocrisy through and through.

Philippine News: ASEAN leaders recognize Pres. Duterte’s influence
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Duterte was a rockstar in Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Match that, Penoy! It must really burn the YELLOWS with Duterte's popularity and fame. He is a folk hero to these nations and to the majority of Filipinos.
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Duterte is no N0YN0YER or a slacker. He works hard unlike the last president. One of the Tulfo brothers twitted this:

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Attracting foreign investors and making it easier to do business are part of Duterte’s national economic agenda. Duterte plans to continue the macroeconomic policies of ex-President Benigno Aquino and spend the equivalent of 5 percent of gross domestic product on infrastructure.

Duterte has promised to rein in corruption. He already fired his friend Peter Laviña as National Irrigation Administration chief following reports of corruption in the NIA. Did PN0y ever do that during his time? Aquino retained his controversial cabinet members up to the end of his term, like Abad, Alcala, Soliman, Abaya, etc. Even COA said that there were billions of unaccounted funds in their respective department. Duterte had made it clear since the start of his term that he would not tolerate corruption even among his closest allies. There were reports in the papers that other allies holding government positions would also soon be forced to resign or get fired. As mayor, Duterte would ask potential investors to tell him if there were any irregularities in securing permits and licenses and warn them not to try bribes to speed things up because permits could legally be secured in 72 hours. Duterte has made a commitment to the Filipino people to give them a respite from corruption, at least during his term. He said he wanted to at least reduce corruption to the “barest minimum” if possible. An investigation would be conducted regarding reports that Laviña allegedly asked for 40 percent kickbacks from contractors. He was alleged to have been favoring contractors and receiving money from them. A case will be filed if these allegations are proven true.

It takes a lot of time to put in systemic change, and he does not have the luxury of time. He only has 6 years to effect meaningful changes. I hope the next president will continue Duterte's goals which won't happen if someone from Lapiang Palpak gets to replace him. :pray: Sana, wag po.
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I fully expect our economy to blossom some more through the efforts of the president & his economic team. We are already seeing signs of it. Economists even predict that our economy will be the fastest growing economy in the ASEAN region. I'm also hoping that the Constitution would be overhauled, specially the economic clause so foreigners can easily come in to invest in our country. That 60-40 restriction should be scrapped. Ang mga yumaman lang naman at nakinabang sa restriction na yan ay puro mga kastila, tsinoys, at mga dati ng mayayaman/oligarch. Regular Filipinos did not benefit from that Constitutional provision. Prenotektahan lang yung mga dati ng mga elite.
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