“I would suggest to the military, if you want a junta, or if you want yourselves to be in the junta, I say line up here, I’ll put you in your proper place.”
DU30 also said he was ready to be replaced by a “more competent” leader. “If you think there is somebody more competent, then by all means, put him in place. Or a group of persons who you think could bring prosperity to this nation.”
Finally, DU30 said he is opposed to a constitutional succession in case he vacates his office, and reiterated that he does not believe in the competence of Vice President Leni Robredo. “Were it not for the fact that I do not believe in the competence of the Vice President, I’m ready to go anytime,” he said.
hindi naman ito nakakagulat. recall how reluctant he was to run for president in 2016. i think he was finally convinced to run only because certain federalists promised that if as candidate and as president he pushed aggressively for federalism and CHANGE, that it would be a piece of cake, a done deal by midterm elections, and he could step down and make way for a transitory head of state.
it is clear by now, early into his third year, that it ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, not federalism, much less a transition led by a politician of his choice. it is clear that the leaders of the federalist pack miscalculated badly — akala nila duterte only had to run the country the way he ran davao city, and okay na. NOT at all. the drug war on the poor is atrocious and heartbreaking, the corruption grows unabated, and a con-ass is nowhere in sight. clearly his orders are being defied at every level, even China Hasn’t Delivered on its $24 Billion Philippines Promise, sabi ng bloomberg, and digong must be feeling mighty frustrated, if not incompetent and useless. running a country, after all, particularly this thirdworld basketcase of a country, is an extremely complicated matter, especially for one who ran on a promise of CHANGE.
hindi rin nakakagulat na ibig ni digong na i-dictate kung sino ang papalit sa kanya.
“I think deep in my heart, if you follow the succession and Robredo takes over, she can’t handle it. That’s my honest opinion. I wish it were someone in the likes of Escudero or Bongbong Marcos,” Duterte said.
i think maybe he was also promised that bongbong would win the vp election, but he lost, as did chiz. and why chiz (is that you, danding cojuangco)? of course bongbong’s contesting leni’s win, and it would be safe to suppose that digong is counting on the supremes’ PET ruling in favor of bongbong so he can take over as VP. so why did digong even mention chiz? or a military junta? could it be that he is hedging his bets, in case bongbong proves to be unacceptable to the people because #NeverAgain a marcos as president?
talk is rife that the president’s health is failing and he would step down in a heartbeat if he were sure that he would not be charged with crimes and sent to jail. but in aug 2016 he had no such fear. read Duterte says his old age can help him avoid jail.
Old age may be a disadvantage to some but for President Rodrigo Duterte, it is a means to avoid imprisonment.
The tough-talking Duterte said that under the law, prisoners who are 70 years old or above should be released.
More than 400 people have [had] been killed in the government’s anti-drug operations, alarming human rights advocates who believe that the law enforcement operations may be used to justify extralegal killings.
“I don’t care about human rights. I said I have a problem to solve. I must first solve the problems of the country. I am already 71 years old and according to the Revised Penal Code, you have to be released once you reach 70,” the president said.
so what has changed? sal panelo, digong’s chief legal counsel, says the president is shaking the tree … and talk of wanting to step down is “a foreshadow of radical things to come.” i suppose this is why buhay na naman ang revgov peeps, urging digong to declare a revolutionary government that would ram a federal constitution and another marcos down our throats? #godforbid #taketothestreets