We beg to differ.
As the saying goes what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. Recent popularity surveys reveal that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte remains popular among Filipinos despite his critics’ best efforts to sabotage his government. Duterte got an “excellent“ net satisfaction rating of +72 in the last three months of 2019, according to emailed results of…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued some disturbing statements recently, suggesting that police officers are at some liberty to engage in delehensiya (on-the-side money-making). Shocking, perhaps, but hardly unexpected. Duterte simply follows a tradition of tacit approval for corruption coming from the country’s highest offices. In a country where massive pork barrel thievery goes unpunished (and…
Before there was a President Donald Trump chanting the catchy “Make America Great Again”, our country had a Ferdinand Marcos. In his inaugural speech, he addressed the Filipino people not as groups and tribes, but as a nation under one flag, carrying their hopes for a better future. He told the people “this nation can…
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My fellow Filipinos, Today your government stands before you in top form — validated by the crushing defeat of the Opposition in this year’s election and, thus, enjoying renewed affirmation that the Filipino people stand solid behind our program to implement long-overdue change. Our commitment to serve stands on principles that need no deference to…
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I’m not here to make excuses for a head of state making light of possible abuse of household help in his youth. That’s just not on. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should really put a stop to making comments like that as it only makes him less effective as a leader. At the same time, however,…
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The Philippines’ poltical chatter continues to heat up with speculation around the health and ability to govern of President Rodrigo Duterte. As the tempo rises, so does scrutiny around the leadership chops of presumptive “vice president” Leni Robredo. The question in every Filipino’s head is a no-brainer. Is Leni Robredo fit to be Philippine President?…
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Speculation that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sick had been the buzz for many months now. The latest news that Duterte had been to Cardinal Santos Hospital on a “midweek day-off” has brought to fore the reality that Duterte may not complete the full term of his presidency. Of his…
In the midst of big time oil price increases in the country, you can hear every Juan and Pedro complaining about how harder it will be to make ends meet. Some will go to the extent of politicizing the price increase just to be able to throw some cheap shots at the Duterte admin. Yes,…