Because of this, he is able to implement tasks more swiftly, although often haphazardly.

Duterte is a master of politics. He can achieve his goal through others without having to
force them to carry out his plans. Duterte is the type of leader who hates being interfered with.
Hence, people around him choose not to correct him and often just follow his orders blindly or
5 out of fear As such, many of those actions turn out to be not very well thought out. The support
from his subordinates and allies bring in negative implications in term of quality of output and
usefulness.

Duterte is a man of action. In just a span of three months, he was able to implement more
10 plans compared to the previous presidents of the country, such as the decrease in the number
oflaglag bala incidents, nationwide ban on karaoke after 10 pm, etc. Further more Duterte has
charisma over many people, especially the 16 million who voted for him into
Office. He also knows how to read social behavior; he is able to properly manage public
expectation to his advantage, short of being able to manipulate public opinion if he wants to.
15 Because of his unconventionality, Duterte’s supporters view him as “the catalyst of
change”, an “ordinary man against the oligarchs, the crime-fighter, the benevolent dictator, the
savior” Duterte, who himself grew up in conflict-ridden and war-torn Davao City, attracted
Filipinos who, too, have long been exposed to violence and crime. This is the reason why the
masses see the president, who was not even part of the elite, as a “refreshing change from the
20 sophisticated but out-of-touch elite”. People perceive Duterte as one of them, since he shuns
luxury and promotes simple living. The locals of Davao City, where Duterte was mayor for a long
period, characterize him as a hands-on leader who sometimes does the work of those below him
to maintain peace and order. When criticized over his war on drugs, he can have emotional
outbursts, which leads to controversial statements that reap negative implications for the country.
25 Among these are his statements against God, the Pope, ex-US President Obama, the head of the
UN, the head of the European Parliament, the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, the issue on
Iceland etc. Duterte explained that people should not expect him to be a “proper statesman”
especially that he curses whenever he is angry and infuriated with a certain matter .

30 Last Monday’s SONA shows all those skills I see and mentioned above. After he admitted
that there’s so much to be done for the , let me say 3 more fruitful years of his service as a
president. On this he wanted the following government agency to drastically improved their
services. ransportation Office (LTO), Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR), Land Registration Authority (LRA), and Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG).
35 Also pointing out LGU to improve their technology by uttering “I reiterate my directive to the
government and instrumentalities, including the LGUs and the government corporations:
simplify. Nandito ba kayo? Simplify. Just like the others. You can do it electronically,” he said.

Also, Duterte’s highlight on his 4th SONA was the issue on the West Philippine Sea explaining
40 how we owned those sayaing “The West Philippine Sea is ours. There are no ifs and buts. It is
ours. But we have been acting,  along that legal truth and line. But we have to temper it with the
times and the realities that we face today,” Duterte said And To attain national peace and
reconciliation, the President said that after almost two decades of peace negotiation, the
Bangsamoro Organic Law was finally passed and ratified. “It is my hope that the Bangsamoro
45 Transition Authority will fast-track the establishment of regional government that will secure a
comfortable life for Muslim brothers and sisters, and all indigenous communities in the
Bangsamoro Region” he noted.

What we heard is just a report on how Philippines is working or is going thru his hands.
50 Facts are written and transparent to us thru reports and press releases. Information is now on the
internet and other media flatforms.With the facts infront of our faces we could react , we can say
our emotions , we can express what we feel we maybe againts or we maybe pro but one thing is
sure : WE ARE ALL FILIPINO, WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PHILIPPINES. Not
only the president but WE AS A FILIPINO.