The Rise and Rise of Rodrigo Duterte
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To those who fear him, Duterte is the punisher, as Time magazine described him three years ago. To those who respect him, he is the man who keeps the peace. To his political adversaries, he plays dirty. To others whose lives he touched through his generosity, his is a heart of gold. To keen political observers, he is nothing but a shrewd politician who knows how to play the game.
By Daisy C. Gonzales
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY He is unorthodox as he is popular. He gained fame (or notoriety) as a no-nonsense mayor in his fight against criminality. A good source of sound bite, he is his own effective propaganda machine. He is both loved and loathed.
To those who fear him, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the punisher, as Time magazine described him three years ago. To those who respect him, he is the man who keeps the peace. To his political adversaries, he plays dirty. To others whose lives he touched through his generosity, his is a heart of gold. To keen political observers, he is nothing but a shrewd politician who knows how to play the game.
“He knows the psychology of the masses, and knows how to deal” with the different groups, the military, the business and the underground left, said Sister Josephine Bacaltos of the Religious of the Good Shepherd who is the mayor’s consultant for social services.
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After Duterte what? If you believe you can achieve a lesser crime city with that “formula”, then that was the wrong formula. The “crime” just move a little farther out of reach and bid its time and soon will be back. It’s akin to driving a cow grazing on your corn over to your neighbour, but soon your next door neighbur will run out of his/her own and as soon as you leave for a trip to town that smarty cow will be after your fatty corn. Just like the Cubans are doing now, just waiting for that old man Fidel Castro to hit the Bucket and they’re be jumping over anything that float for the mainland u.s.a. I was in Davao in April, and the rumor was the mayor just hitting the small fry just to look tough. Lucky he is not in Canada. He’s good for at least twenty five years for life for 1 murder and killing defenseless criminals still murder of first degree in our book.. Pinoy justice has no place in civil society..