Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte is a popular
political figure in the Philippines due to his unconventional ways of solving
societal problems. Because of his no
holds barred attitude, he encountered several verbal tussles from heads of
different government agencies like the Department of Justice and Commission on
Human Rights. His brazen attitude
towards criminals and other social evils earned him high admiration and respect
from people from all walks of life in different regions of the country. As the political environment in the country becomes
bleak in terms of leadership, the idea of Mayor Duterte to become the next
President of the Philippines suddenly becomes a welcome idea.
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According to those who
want him to run as president, he possesses all the ingredients of a strong and
effective leader such as:
· Being a lawyer himself, his qualification
is comparable with another great president of the republic; former President
Ferdinand E. Marcos. Because of his extensive knowledge of the law, he knows
the legal boundaries of his unconventional actions and knows how to defend
non-traditional ideas.
· He had a good track record as an excellent
mayor and in fact, some of his strategies were not only admired but were copied
in different areas in the country such as:
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Comprehensive anti-smoking campaign
o
Reducing
o
Weeding out drug pushers and drug
syndicates
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Enforcing peace and order strategies
o Implementing economic fundamentals
As
a result, Davao City is declared as one of the most child friendly cities in
the world, one of the safest places to live in the planet, and one of most
economically developed urban cities in the word as few examples of his achievements.
·
His reputation as a strong and accomplished
leader spreads around the world and he was even nominated in Best Mayor of the
world.
However, until this time,
the mayor himself is not receptive with the idea of running for the top
position in the country. He said that it
is not for him and is contented by just being a mayor of Davao City. However, more people are convinced that he is
up to the challenge; thus, signature campaigns were instituted to convince him
to run for president.
Will he be the next
president of the country? This question has
lots of answers. Winning the presidency
can be attributed to many factors like voting influence for example. Mindanao as whole is not considered as
bailiwick. There is no such thing as Mindanao vote. It also depends on his political rivals. If there are other candidates of equal
calibre, then it will be a neck to neck battle. There are no guarantees. Remember the FPJ situation; his immense popularity did not prepare him for
graft ridden election.
So, will he be the next
president? Some people are praying for that. Many are hoping and will
campaign for him when he decides to do so.
All it needs is for Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to accept the challenge and
hope that he is the Messiah of Philippine Politics.
Contributed by Alden I. Bula
Contributed by Alden I. Bula
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