The man who has been described as the Philippines’ answer to Donald Trump and who nicknamed himself The Punisher has become the country’s president. More important, leading and managing the whole country will be totally different from running the city, especially for the new president who lacks political resources in the capital. President-elect Duterte takes over the reins of government as Chief Executive from his predecessor, Benigno S. Aquino III, on June 30. Duterte said he wanted to call the pope and tell him: “Pope, you son of a whore, go home. I can not be bastos (rude) because I am representing our country”, Duterte said (via the Straits Times). Murders and crime were rampant.
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Some of that is just the way Duterte has learned to speak to the public, Rood said, more than a reflection of his beliefs.
The 71-year-old stirred controversy during campaigning with his incendiary comments.
Duterte last month made another controversial comment with respect to the USA and Australian ambassadors. Duterte believes in killing thousands of criminals without trial and claims he will dissolve congress if they don’t agree with him. “But she was so attractive, the mayor should have been first, what a waste”, he said.
It was emphasized as well that Digong, as how he is referred to in his hometown, even stated that he would “kill” his own children should they be involved with drugs.
Mr Duterte indicated earlier this week that things would change once he was in office.
On being elected, Duterte doubled down on his campaign promises, vowing to end crime across the nation and eliminate corruption within six months.
However it had authorised the PPCRV, a Catholic Church-run poll monitor, to tally the votes, which showed that with about 94 percent of the total counted votes Duterte could not lose.
Viewers who want to watch Rodrigo Duterte’s first full interview as the next president of the Philippines can see the entire video below, getting a glimpse of a post-election Duterte that has found a softer tone.
“I expect the new president to continue the reforms implemented by the Aquino administration, especially in keeping the country’s image of having a corrupt-free government, which increased foreign investment”, she said.
The United States and the Philippines, which signed a treaty of mutual defence in 1951, are deepening military cooperation in the face of China’s increasingly assertive claims to disputed land features in the South China Sea.
The Philippine economy allegedly gain 6.2% under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid (Coalition of the Straight Path), which is considered as one of the best rates across Asia.
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Married twice but now single, he says he has several girlfriends.
