Analysis Of Rodrigo Duterte

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Duterte: Putting words into actions
Filipinos are facing a great predicament on whom to choose as the next lawful leader of the country. Among the running presidential candidates, Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte is the best choice. Rodrigo Duterte should win the 2016 Presidential elections because he will end the problems the society is facing. Just like what he did in Davao City, he can also make the whole country progress and make it a better and safe place to live in.
Rodrigo Duterte, one of the running presidential candidate, is a Filipino lawyer and politician of Visayan descent. Duterte is one of the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and has been mayor of Davao City for 7 terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor …show more content…

He has strictly implemented anti-discrimination law in Davao City. “I hate discrimination and I loathe bigotry,” Duterte said. Considering Davao City is in Mindanao, a conflict driven area. But under his leadership, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Npa, Mnlf, Milf, Foreigners all live harmonously in Davao City (Philstar Global). Duterte claimed he was the first to allow gay freedom in Davao and was the first to give statement defending the Ladlad party-list when they were denied registration by the Commission on Elections. “I was the first to say to them, stop this hypocrisy. Kasi sila mayroon ding bakla sa opisina nila e. That I know,” Duterte said. The mayor’s claims are backed by paper as Davao City was noted to pass an Anti-Discrimination ordinance, which bans discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), minority groups and disabled individuals in 2012. (Roset Adel, Philstar …show more content…

He strictly implements the Protection of water sheds and the services of Davao 911. By the implementation of protecting the water sheds, the water of Davao becomes the best drinking water in the country and 2nd best in the world. The people of Davao also enjoys the services of Davao 911, which 1st and only one in Asia. On September 27, 2002 the Central Communications and Emergency Response Center was formally launched. The facility is both a call center and a dispatch center that will link the residents needing assistance with the emergency resources of the government – the police; firefighters; medical workers; and rescue services. For convenience and easy memorization,the combination of numbers 9-1-1 was selected as the access number to the facility. That is why when the facility, now know better known as Davao City Central 911, was launched, Davao City became only the third locality in the world that utilizes 911 as its emergency number, next only to the United States and Canada. (Davao City Centarl

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