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    A year of failures: Have we overestimated Duterte?

    Marawi has exposed glaring chinks in Duterte’s armour. His first year has failed to bring change to the country. How much longer can his support continue?

    By Oliver Ward

    A year on from Duterte coming to power, the Philippines sits in the grip of crisis. The gross underestimation of pro-IS groups in Marawi City has led to bloodshed and violence on the streets.
    Wasted resources were poured into a war on drugs which left the Philippines vulnerable to other threats. The working classes are still waiting for meaningful change. Wages remain low while prices continue to rise. A year on, there has been little to celebrate.

    The clashes in Marawi exposed Duterte as completely unaware

    The situation in Marawi exposed Duterte’s government as being completely unprepared and unaware of the extent of the situation. Maute extremists received the backing of local politicians and stockpiled weapons. The rebels were extremely well prepared, yet military intelligence were unaware of the situation forming. They had an almost “inexhaustible” supply of ammunition, according to Solicitor General Jose Calida, along with millions of pesos.

    Why was Duterte unaware of their activities?

    Duterte was complacent. He continually downplayed the threat of terrorism in the region and instead, poured resources into his war on drugs. The war on drugs left him without a comprehensive counter-terrorism plan.

    Head of the Philippine Institute For Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research, Rommel Banlaoi said “The battle in Marawi City could have been prevented had government forces seriously exercised due diligence in gathering reliable and accurate intelligence information”.

    Duterte had already underplayed the Maute brother’s capabilities. He dismissed them as drug-addled former cops who “got enamoured with the money of shabu”. His rhetoric demonstrates the complete underestimation of the group, their capabilities and what they stand for.

    The men were not small-time crooks and drug dealers. Both were highly radicalised. Omarkhayam Maute had studied in Egypt and taught in Indonesia. They were responsible for killing 15 people last year after setting off a bomb in Davao. As much as 75% of Marawi was infiltrated by the Maute group.

    His response has been inadequate

    His recent talk of carpet bombing Marawi shows a President totally out of ideas and totally unable to manage the situation. Political Analyst, Antonio La Viña warned that “if you actually do that, that’s your guarantee it [terrorism] spreads”. Resorting to the carpet bombing would kill terrorists and non-terrorists alike. It would further radicalise the region and ensure the problem continues.

    His record on economic improvement is not much better

    A year on from taking office many of his promises have remained unfulfilled. He promised to ban contractualisation, where employee’s contracts are terminated before six months to prevent them accessing full worker rights. His Department Order 174 continues to permit the practice.

    Wages remain low and vary vastly depending on the region. Duterte came to power on a ticket promising the introduction of a new minimum wage, but there has been no working paper submitted on the subject during his first year in office.

    The cost of utilities and goods is rising but wages are stagnating. 11.5 million Filipino families said they would now call themselves poor. In December of 2016, this number was just 10 million.
    Change has not come for much of the Filipino population. A year on and the public are still waiting for Duterte’s election promised to be fulfilled. His supporters overestimate his abilities. The senate will protect Duterte while he is popular. When his bubble of support is pricked, Duterte will find himself in a very lonely situation.



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    Tawi, can you post the links of the articles you are getting the posts from? This is so that the forum won't be liable for copyright issues. Thanks!
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    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Lots of fake news here also...Ask the locals...They all say he`s a great president!!
    Anyway..That the feedback we get on our travels!


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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    Tawi, can you post the links of the articles you are getting the posts from? This is so that the forum won't be liable for copyright issues. Thanks!
    Ahh..So we can now post the whole article and just add a link now?


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    Don't know about fake news Fred, the news source is non-Pinoy as is the journalist. Easy enough to prove or disprove the statistics online. It's not fake news about Marawi, it dragged on, and on and on. Even back then I said the back door to Pinas was the weak link in the chain. I did it, no checks whatsoever, it's spitting distance from the most populous Islamic country in the world, very easy travel.



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    In regards Marawi, my opinion is still the same..After mass evacuation, they should have just leveled it and saved AFP lives..

    I`m very wary of all news articles these days but the one below seems to reflect the reality on the ground..



    MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte has the highest public approval and trust rating out of the four most recent chief executives, a comparison by polling firm Pulse Asia showed.
    As of September 2017, Duterte got an 80 percent trust and approval rating, higher than any rating earned by his predecessors Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Benigno Aquino III.
    He is also the most trusted president upon assuming office with an initial trust rating of 91 percent in July 2016.
    Trust ratings comparison. Screengrab from Pulse Asia
    The former Davao City mayor is also the sole chief executive among the 4 to get approval ratings above 80 percent. His highest was 86 percent in September 2016, while his lowest rating was 78 percent in March of this year.
    Approval ratings comparison. Screengrab from Pulse Asia
    Next to Duterte, Aquino recorded the highest rating at the onset of his term with a 79 percent approval rating and an 80 percent trust rating in October 2010.
    Arroyo, meanwhile, recorded the lowest trust and approval ratings among the 4 presidents with a 10 percent trust rating in February 2010 and a 14 percent approval rating in March 2010, a few months before she stepped down from office.
    Both Estrada and Aquino suffered a drop in their approval ratings during the end of their terms while Arroyo left her post with a 2 percent increase, ending her term with a 16 percent rating in July 2010.
    Aquino also saw a boost in his trust rating just before he left office, with 49 percent in March 2016 from 39 percent in February of the same year.
    Malacañang expressed appreciation for the "people's verdict" on Duterte, saying the President is humbled by the survey results.
    "The President accepts this public appreciation with all humility, but regardless of survey results, PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) and the members of his Cabinet would continue to work and advance public interests and build, as he said in numerous occasions, a nation worthy of the Filipinos," the Palace said in a statement Friday.
    Duterte, a latecomer in the May 2016 national elections, won the presidency on the promise of ending the scourge of illegal drugs and corruption in government.

    http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/10/1...nts-pulse-asia


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Ahh..So we can now post the whole article and just add a link now?
    Always add the link if it's not your own article. It has always been the rule in this forum. At the moment we have no complaints yet anyway about posting the whole article but as much as possible refrain from posting the whole article all the time. We don't know when Google will kick the forum out again
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    Have the police had their (massive) pay rise yet ?

    I believe the teachers are now 'promised' one in 2020.

    Promises promises ?

    The man has certainly conducted a very successful marketing campaign at home, if nothing else.


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    The man has certainly conducted a very successful marketing campaign at home, if nothing else.
    Captive audience



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    Lazy journalism personified.


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    I've recently been told by a Government Employee, she had her salary doubled..


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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry T View Post
    I've recently been told by a Government Employee, she had her salary doubled..
    What's her governmental position? Most of my kid's relatives work for the government. I will find out.



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