The 4P's of practicing politicians in the Philippines

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To be a politician in the Philippines, one need only be familiar with the 4P's and be any or a combination of them to win elections:

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After all, politicians merely reflect the society they govern.

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Reporters Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato of @Reuters LIED about the Duterte "Hitler" quote

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The oh-so-noble journalists are at it again, this time, with Duterte’s Hitler comment.

I am no Duterte fanatic. I criticize him more scathingly than anyone when his mouth is out of line. But this time, Duterte really didn’t say anything wrong.

The real culprits behind the fuss over his Hitler comment are Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato, two Filipino reporters of the Reuters news agency, who wrote this article: “Philippines’ Duterte likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug addicts”.

Lema and Mogato are Filipinos. There’s no way they could have misunderstood what Duterte really meant in his speech. I watched the video and this is what the President said:

“Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. There are 3 million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them. At least, if Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have ….. my victims, all criminals, to finish a problem of my country, and save the next generation.”

(See for yourself here. The Hitler part is at 14:40.)



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Jover Laurio (a.k.a. @PinoyAkoBlog) seemingly wishes that President Rodrigo Duterte and his family would die in a plane crash

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A screen shot of what looks like a tweet posted -- then subsequently deleted -- by the Twitter account of top Opposition blog Pinoy Ako Blog (PAB) hinted at a wish that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his entire family to would perish in a plane crash.



Translated in English, the text before the smileys in the purported tweet reads, "To be fair, at least if he dies during the trip, he'll be with his family in death."

It is interesting to note that Jover Laurio, the person behind PAB, was named Filipino of the Year by the Inquirer.

For the record, the author of this post did reach out to her supporters to seek assistance in getting a statement from Laurio regarding the above purported tweet.


[Update: The offending tweet is still online as of this update and can be accessed here.]


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Former Rodrigo Duterte supporter explains why he changed his mind after 'rape joke' video

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I planned to vote for him before because of his no-nonsense approach and actions against crime and criminals in general, so he's the last person I'd expect to make a joke about thinking of committing a crime as barbaric and heinous as rape especially given the fact that he had long years of first hand experience seeing dead bodies of victims of such an act… I've seen the whole video of that speech and listened to the backstory. He had himself get taken hostage at knifepoint risking his life and limb, and he himself lead the offensive using his own Uzi firearm to eliminate the bad guys. Yes, I acknowledge that these are indeed heroic acts on his part worthy of recognition, but I still struggle to find a good explanation for that rape joke.So I've watched the full video of his apology. He told the whole story again and said a lot of things but I didn't get the answer I was hoping for. What he said was he wasn't making a joke, and it was just gutter language utter…
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#Filipino women lovable despite their dishonesty

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I have mat many women online and I guess I am an expert on that by now. Filipinas are a curious breed. They can be good girls on Monday and take money for sex on Tueday and they do not consider themvelves a Pro. Why? Because they just need the money they tell themselves.I can not believe what the profiles say for the Filipina…Her first words are she wants honesty…really? I swear to God I have dated and even gone to bed on the first date alot with so called good girls and to this day one sweet good girl I met I still only know her by her profile name as StrawberryshortCakes! Damn you Tanduay!But on a last note I will say that the comfort level you feel around Filipinos is unlike anywhere in the world. At least until they get to know you more and the gossip begins. And if you are a private person and keep low profile do not worry what a Filipino does not know about they will just make it up! And it will not be complimentary. I have no idea why Filipinos have to put someone down in ord…
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