Sa kabila ng mga batikos na natatanggap ni Pangulong Duterte mula sa International Communities which are the results of feeding news reports from those biased media networks from Philippines like ABS-CBN, Rappler, Inquirer, GMA7 and from other biased individual journalists, the popularity of President Duterte has not declined instead, it is increasing very steeply. And more people of the world respected him and looked at him as an honest man of law.
Below is a copy of conversation between an American guy who is talking to his Filipina friend. Just hope you will find it interesting.
Hey Felicia. I'm sorry to hear about what's going on in your country right now. Hope your family is okay.
Pinay: Why what's wrong?
Kano: Haven't you read the news? There's been a lot of killings going on. The elected President is running the country with his reign of terror. They say he is a mass murderer and he is committing genocide.
Pinay: Oh, you mean the killings? Those are legitimate police operations. Those were criminals and drug peddlers killed because they resisted arrest. Wow! Genocide? That's like killing 6 million in a holocaust. That's just too much. Don't believe that. My family has never been better. In fact, this is the happiest they've been since the new President took office.
Kano: Really? Why so?
Pinay: Yeah. Because change has come. Just in less than three months he's done so much. Did you know that we already have 911 emergency response? 700,000 plus drug addicts and peddlers voluntarily surrendered for rehabilitation. More than 10 mining firms closed down because of illegal operations. They're making the country self-sufficient in producing rice. Stranded OFWs were rescued in Saudi Arabia. The railway transit is being repaired and is much more efficient now. The President goes after the drug lords and corrupt politicians. The government is engaging with peace talks with the rebels. They're hunting down the terrorist group down south. Crime has gone down 49%. It's so much safer to walk down the streets now.
Kano: Wow! For real? I haven't read those in the news.
Pinay: Yes. Because media outlets here only report the negative ones. Most media corporations in the Philippines are owned by oligarchs. That's why they try to bring down the President because they are scared of him.
Kano: Thanks for telling me this. No wonder Filipinos always have good things to say about your new President.
Pinay: That's right. For the first time in my life, I've seen a President that we can really trust. He has the approval of 91% of the Filipinos. Oh, and by the way. Don't believe that it's chaotic in the Philippines. We will be hosting the next Miss Universe and you can go and visit.
Kano: That would be lovely!
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The point is that no matter how hardly they would destroy President Duterte in the international community, there will always be a Filipino who will defend him and tell the truth.
It is confirmed that Senator Leila de Lima is really the #LyingSenatorQueen of Philippine Senate. Until now she is still undecided to accept the fact of her lose from the chairmanship of the Justice Committee on Human Rights. She honorably expressed it in front of the Senators, invited guests, witnesses and the million Filipinos and foreigners alike who're watching live on thier TV screens during the 4th day of the Senate inquiry on 'ExtraJudicial Killings'. She says "I turn over the chairmanship." She was proudly telling it to the whole world forgetting that she had walked out from the session hall on the middle of Senator Cayetano's privilege speech.
I still remember, when at that time Senator Cayetano was on the middle of his privilege speech, Senator de Lima had left the Senate floor and stayed somewhere else and it was followed by Senator Trillanes who also had walked out. And after Senator Cayetano's privilege speech, the Senate Committee had decided to move the Chairmanship and its members to vacant state. And for the records, it was Senator Manny Pacquiao who first initiated the move which was agreed by the rest of the Senators who were presents at that time. And it was followed to select the rightful Senator for the position of Chairmanship of Justice on Human Rights from among the Senators to replace Senator Leila de Lima.
When Senator de Lima insisted it that she had turned over the Chairmanship, it was a contradiction on the process of selection for the Chairmanship done by the Senators. Her declaration showed that she's a liar, because Senator Gordon was the rightful senator chosen by senator's vote to beome the new Chairperson of Justice on Human Rights with 16 votes against 4+2+2. Meaning 16 Senators who voted Senator Gordon for the position of Chairmanship against 4 Senators who voted for Senator Leila de Lima to be retained as the Chair, 2 Senators who abstained and 2 Senators who were absent.
At present there is rumor that Sen de Lima is asking Duterte's government to grant her the witness protection and immunity as she is willing to submit herself to stand as a credible state witness to testify and to reveal all what she knows about the illegal drugs in the country.
I just hope that the International Media would become fair to see the truth from those headlines of events happening in the Philippines that fed to them by some bias Filipino journalists with intentions to demoralize President Duterte, his government and the Filipino people.
Below are copies of the letters written by foreigners that are already flying across the internet - expressing their highly regards to our beloved President Duterte. I just hope whoever reads them would feel the message.
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Hi! I'm Dave Lamar. I'm half Filipino, Half American. I was born in Lucena City, I was raised in Sariaya, and I call the Philippines my home. Ever since I can remember Filipinos have always despised the government, and for good reason.
How can you respect a government that's suppose to help and protect its people when they do the complete opposite? How do you respect your leaders when your leaders are the ones taking your hard earned money and just putting it in their pockets?
For the first time in my short existence on this planet I finally see people that respect the leadership that was elected. I talk to taxi drivers, fishermen, farmers, our neighbors in our barangay and just everyday common people and they all share the same sentiments about Duterte.
Yes he's a little rough around the edges and he uses language that is unorthodox for a president, but for the first time I see a leader of this country that is genuinely passionate for his people.
A president who hurts when his people hurt. Who curses at the injustice that has been going on her for decades. Who doesn't hide behind the security of a TelePrompTer or speech writer. Who's love and sincerity for this country is undeniable! For the first time I'm seeing more and more Filipinos having more pride in their country not just because some Filipino singer sang on elen, won a boxing match, was in a Hollywood movie, or was recognized in some international way that has no impact on our personal lives.
For the first time we have a president that is fighting for his people and is trying to instill the pride that has long been stolen from us. He is fighting the criminals that have ruled this country for decades. Yes, drug lords and politicians! He's going against the tide, turning tables over left and right and cleaning house.
So what if he pissed off Obama? There are millions of AMERICANS that hate Obama because he's the complete opposite of Duterte. He may be clean cut, speak more eloquently and be more "classy" than Duterte but actions speak louder than any flowery or colorful word you can utter. Duterte is trying to tell us to stop putting America up on a pedestal and to start having pride in our own country, our own lands, our own people! America has its own problems and so do we.
I love the Philippines and it's people! I think it's about time we take a hint from Duterte and we start having more pride in this beautiful country just because we are Filipinos and not for anything else. For the first time there is a leader and president that I finally respect.
Mr. President, thank you for everything you do for the Filipino people! I know you're not perfect, but your actions clearly speak louder than any cursed word you utter.
----------------------------------------------------------Below is the second letter intended for Senator Leila de Lima and his admiration to our newly elected President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
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I am a Canadian political scientist and also have studied psychology and sociology too, in addition I have been following the Philippine politics and culture for many years and have been studying the Philippine history not only from books, but also from Filipinos themselves. I work with many of them as well! I know the Filipinos mental state when they are under pressure.
My question is that how come Colangco is able to spill humor while testifying while himself is being incriminated and while he too may face more severe sentences if he was being under psychological and emotional strains and Senator De Lima claiming that he was tortured to testify against her?
Madam Senator De Lima, you are an educated person and have been cleaver enough to mislead not only your people but also the world, but I doubt you are cleaver enough to escape this overwhelming evidence against you.
Your tittle, your education and your position has no power if you are being impeached, and if the evidence against you is going to put you behind bars, you should start bargaining and testifying against those higher-ups in your crime and drug network as well as those people with domestic or foriegn interests who you lobbied for them and they lobbied for you for other things that allowed them take advantage of your position in the government! Why? Because you would not have been able to pull this off all by yourself.
The government already has evidence against those higher than you in this criminal acts for drugs and other acts, but it is better for you to come clean publicly, and stop playing politics. In your speech I heard a lot of labeling by you against those who are impeaching you.
If you were not guilty, you would not needed to label them at all. You should have allowed the investigation take its course, and let the evidence speak by itself.
Moreover, you have already harmed enough the credibility of the new President, the Philippine Government and with it the prosperity of your people, but despite of your "political games," the new President and the new Philippine Government has become more popular globally and domestically, and has shown the power of democracy in action!
Although he (the Philippine's New President - Mr. Duterte) speaks in a simple way, he speaks the language that all Filipinos understand, because he is serving the people of the Philippine, because he has no needs for fancy language as much as you enjoy using! He truly wants to give all his energy and skills to make Philippine great for the Filipinos and allow businesses grow in the Philippines.
By the way, most of the people don't understand some of the meaning of the fancy labels you use to discredit the "Government of the Philippines" by labeling the President and the Senate who are impeaching you and ousted you from your seat of power. You have been attacking him for many years on his fight against drugs and creating his city a safe and secure city while he was a Mayor. Why? Because you and your lobby network lost a lot of drug and crime related businesses!
You should know that and I am sure you already know that the people who would lose from your being incriminated have already taken the precautions against you to protect their own tails (because they are more cleaver than you are) and you know that already, and your days are numbered (and you know that too), because you are a high target profile for them now. You are sinking so fast, and just gust grasping for air and trying to grab and pull-down with you the people who want to save you too, and so everyone is staying away from you!
You should seek state protection and testify against those higher-ups in your network of criminal acts against the Philippine people. However, you may have already decided to choose the other way (to make yourself look like an innocent sacrifice) and think that by doing such act (a drama), you could weaken the Government (meaning the President), but I have to say that even doing that would make the President and his government become more popular, because he has already made his mark in the world history. Just let the investigation take its course, and ask for the state witness protection while yourself being investigated to just be on the safe side of things!
You political career as well as business chances all are gone globally, and nothing can bring it back.
Many people in the world are following the progress in the Philippine now that your new elected President by popular vote has made and is continuously making the Philippine more secure, and though his approach is not "Western", there are many foreign investors and nations around the world already investing in the Philippine and its future much more than before, and you can see that trend on the increased value of the Philippine Peso already by seeing it steadily going up securely!
On a final note, the UN and any other foreign nations have no rights to interfere with the due process that is taking place within the internal domestic politics and international relations that Philippine is building with its neighboring countries to solve the regional and domestic drug and crime syndicates problems. They can observe, but have no rights to participate or say anything unless your people sign a petition for external investigation. All said, your President has the international power as a the leader of a sovereign nation to give them the finger if he wants to (though it might not be tactful), but "his language is colorful" quoting US President's earlier comments about Mr. Duterte's way of speaking, so he will give them the finger.
All you have to do is to be behind your President and Government 100% and protect him from domestic and foriegn enemies.
Your President is one of few historic and Charismatic Leaders that show their face every few centuries when crisis show their face, and those who are comfortable with the "status quo" (existing political, social,economic affairs, etc) feel threatened by the people like your President. You are very lucky to have him as your President.
There are many powerful domestic and global figures/actors/players (political actors or players are political science terms) that are being threatened by your President's war on drugs, crime, lawlessness and poverty, and they have put the wheels in motion to get rid of him through covert operations, political, social and economic pressures. You President knows that, and if he did not survive the domestic and global ganging against him, you all must continue his work.
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Because Sen de Lima has become the most talks and most controversial subject to write for newspapers both on print and digital media nowadays, including those television appearances she has attended and some of the radio interviews she has gone through, I considered her a newsmaker. There are lots of written articles about her that contribute largely in news reports during this period. She has become the favorite star for the netizens' online-bashings as well. But did you know that Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party in the Philippines is de Lima's uncle?
From Senator de Lima's short account of her online biography, I learned that she bears a long name of seven words as Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima. Her maternal family name is Magistrado and de Lima her paternal family name. She was born on August 27, 1959. She is the eldest daughter of the former Philippine COMELEC Commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma Magistrado. Her Aunt, Julie de Lima married Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party in the Philippines (CPP) has become her uncle by marriage. Sen de Lima finished her Bachelor of Laws degree at San Beda College of Law in 1985 with honors as Salutatorian and one of the top ten of the 1985 Bar Examinations - she placed 8th with an 86.26% ratings.
Kung titingnan natin ang kaniyang family background, si Sen de Lima ay nagmula sa isang buena familia ng Iriga, Camarines Sur. Matalino at hindi pipitsuging abogada. Nang panahon ni former president Arroyo, she was apointed as the Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights in May 2008 but in return Sen de Lima has sent off former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to jail. In the present, Sen de Lima ay kaliwa't kanang humaharap ng iba't ibang kaso na may koneksyon sa druga at korapsyon. Ito na kaya ang tinatawag na bad karma? Pera ba, kapangyarihan ba kung bakit hinayaan niyang hubaran ang kaniyang pagkatao, reputasyon at lahat na mayroon siya?
In social media, Senator de Lima has become the favorite subject for online bashings. Netizens called her in many names like: Magdalina ng Senado, Liar Queen, Tuwad Queen, Kubol Queen, Bilibid Dancing Queen, Bilibid Concert Queen, and etc.
Since we are in democracy, I fully understand that every individual in this planet earth has his rights to exercise the freedom of speech or to express out all of his sentiments, views and opinions to any subject matter with his assurance that his opinions and views would not cause flames and provoke other individuals.
Hindi ko po tiyak kung itong si Manila Archbishop Broderick Pabillo ay gising talaga sa katotohanan at tahasang nagaanalisa sa totoong nangyayari sa kaniya pong kapaligiran. Mantakin nyo naman para po sa kaniya ang 83 days magmula po sa July 1, 2016 to date ay katumbas ng 3 buwan o 6 na buwan. Archbishop Pabillo are you not happy na you feel safer now? Galit po ba kayo sa Pangulong Duterte? Bakit gusto nyo na po siyang magbitiw? Ano po ang inyong motibo?
Your statement has provoked the million of millions Filipino on this planet who have given their full supports and trusts to the newly elected president. We wanted President Duterte to finish his 6 year term and if he could still stand we would recommend him for another 6 year term. Kayo po ba ay bulag - hindi nakakakita sa magandang resulta ng kaniyang pakikipaglaban sa pagsugpo ng druga, korapsyon at iba pang kremin sa buong bansa? Wag naman po ganuon, bakit hindi na lang po kayo mag concentrate sa pagtulong na maligtas po ang mga kaluluwang buhay na naging biktima ng druga - extend your help and care to the 712,000 drug-pushers-users na nagsurender. Why not just join to Cardinal Tagle who is offering his Catholic Church to take care those people dependents on drugs?
I cannot hold to laugh at the situation, seeing Senator De Lima is pointing out her fingers to President Duterte, believing that the good man, the loving father, the living hero of the million Filipinos, the number one rightful man of this country - is the person she is blaming now why she was ousted from the Senate Chairmanship on the Justice and Human Rights Committee. Now Sen De Lima is the sweetest subject for headlines on print and digital media.
Why did the 16 Senators vote for her to be kicked out from the Senate Chairmanship of the Justice and Human Rights Committee?
Senator De Lima has violated the Senate Law or the Senate Rule, when at the time, she presented a witness in the named of Edgar Matobato on the Senate floor to testify that Extra Judicial Killings were achieved during the present administration that officially started from July 1, 2016 to date. But Matobato testimonies were found not connected to the present administration and that all the killings he presented in front of the Senate panel were happened from 1988 to 2013. The Senate found out that Mr. Matobato was not a credible witness but a big liar - being used to demoralize the president and eventually to oust President Duterte as planned by his political opponents.
Alam ko matalino si Sen De Lima, subali't ginamit ang kaniyang galing at talino at ang Senado sa pansariling interest para mapagtakpan at ma delay ang mga kasong haharapin niya na ayon sa lumalabas na mga balibalita ay naguugnay sa kaniya sa illegal drugs sa bansa.
The 16 senators who voted against De Lima are:
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III
Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri
Sen. Panfilo Lacson
Sen. Cynthia Villar
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian
Sen. Gregorio Honasan
Sen. Sonny Angara
Sen. Joel Villanueva
Sen. Richard Gordon
Sen. Nancy Binay
Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito
Sen. Manny Pacquiao
Sen. Loren Legarda
Sen. Grace Poe
Only 4 Senators voted for De Lima to keep the chairmanship of Justice and Human Rights Committee that is currently investigating the alleged extrajudicial killings happened during the Duterte administration. They are Senators Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno Aquino IV. And two senators voted abstain: Sen Antonio Trillaness IV and Sen Ralph Recto.
Mahirap man o mayaman, kapag si Pangulong Duterte ay nasisilayan, lahat sila ay mapapanganga sa paghanga sa bawat salitang kaniyang binibitawan. Mga salitang hinugot mula sa kaibuturan ng kaniyang puso at isipan na nagpapahiwatig ng pag-asa na isang umaga magigising ang lahat na ang buong paligid ay malinis na, tahimik at kaaya-ayang pagmasdan.
Nguni't sa kabila ng lahat na kabutihang na kaniyang ginagawa para sa ikabubuti ng sambayanang Filipino, ang daming meron - iba't ibang grupo na ang hangarin ay hubaran siya at ipahiya sa buong mundo habang kanilang ipinangangalandakan na ang bansang Pilipinas sa pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte ay naging pugad ng patayan ng mga inosenteng mamamayan.
Sila ang grupo ng mga Filipinong hindi sumasang-ayon sa paraan ng pamumuno ng ating pangulo. Kahit mga pari, madre, mga grupo ng "human rights", mga bayarang "journalists" ng mga kilalang media networks ng bansa ay nagpagamit sa mga kumakalaban sa bagong administrasyon. Kahit sa Senado sa pangunguna ni Sen De Lima, Trillanes, Hontiveros, Drillon, Pangilinan kasama si VP Robredo ay lantarang nagpapakita ng kanilang hindi pagsang-ayon sa "War against Illegal Drugs" ni Pangulong Duterte.
Salamat na lang at meron tayong Senador Cayetano, sa Senado na handang ipaglaban ang kabutihan at ang mga magagandang layunin ng pangulo para sa bayan at mamamayan. The above video will tell you kung paano manindigan sa tama si Sen Cayetano.
At the time President Duterte took his oath as the newly elected president of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, it signaled many changes to happen in the country. The actions were officially intensified on July 1, 2016 with a war against illegal drugs in the whole country. The start had become a bloody war between drug-pushers, drug-users and the autorities headed by PNP Chief General Bato. Now there are approximately 712,000 drug-pushers-users have surrendered and still increasing. There are aproximately16,000 plus drug-pushers-users who were arrested and there were hundreds of drug-pushers-users who were killed when they resisted against the police authorities during the raid operations.
Inaamin ko, isa ako sa milyong Filipino na nasiyahan sa unang pag arangkada ng ating Pangulong Duterte para labanan ang problema ng druga sa ating bansa - na kung tutuusin ay nagsimula pa ang paglaganap nito sa panahon ng mga Aquino administrasyon. Illegal drugs na kumitil at patuloy na kumikitil ng maraming buhay at mga pangarap ng mga Filipino lalo na po ang mga kabataan - na dahilan din ng pagsulpot ng iba't ibang krimen tulad ng pagpatay, pag rape, pagnanakaw, pang aabuso at iba pang kahindik hindik na mga krimen na talaga naman laganap na. Nagpapasalamat po ako na ang ating mahal na pangulo ay talagang may bayag para sugpuin ang druga sa bansa, kahit pa siya ay pinagtutulungang sirain ng mga dilawan.
At the Senate alone headed by Sen De Lima, Drillon, Trillanes, Hontiverus, Pangilinan, Aquino including ang mga Human Right Groups - pati na rin ang VP Robredo ay buong puwersang nagkasamasama upang isaplano ang pagpatalsik sa ating pangulo. At ang nakakatuwa pa ay ang ibang mga reporter-journalists ng mga kilalang networks sa Pilipinas (ABS-CBN, Rapplers, GMA7 at iba pang mga pahayagan) ay nagpagamit para sirain ang ating pangulo sa ngalan ng pera. Hanggang ang kanilang mga balita na punumpuno ng kasinungalingan ay mapansin ng International Media. Nguni't salamat na lang po dahil ang mga suporters ng ating Pangulong Duterte ay laging nandiyan para hadlangan ang anumang masamang balakin ng mga kalaban ng ating pangulo.
