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This guy makes Trump sound presidential... People actually voted for this guy?

And what is going on with his fingernail in those close-up pictures?

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Philippines' Duterte to visit pope and apologise for calling him 'son of a whore'

I'd love to be a fly on the wall for this conversation. "I did not mean that, your Excellency - you're mother is a wonderful, beautiful woman - so beautiful that I would like to - whoa! Did it again!"

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I have a Filipina friend who really supports this man... but to me he seems to be a bit pyscho.

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Wasn't dishonouring someone's mother one of the cases where Francis said one could understandably expect a punch?

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<People actually voted for this guy?

He's the best candidate for the job and here's what you need to know among the candidates for Philippine presidency 2016:

Grace Poe and Miriam Defensor Santiago mostly just sitted during their terms as Senators.

Mar Roxas had many blunders as DOTC and DILG secretary: he didn't solve the case of the Mamasapano incident; he blamed the victims of laglag-bala gang in NAIA (Manila airport) and now it appears that Roxas is behind all of these for his campaign; he let the people of Tacloban starve to death during the aftermath of Haiyan because it is run by the Romualdez (a clan that is a political opponent by the Aquino since Martial law), he didn't fix the long lines and many accidents of MRT in EDSA.

Jejomar Binay didn't able to prove his innocence in the Senate in regards to the over-budgetting/stealing of billions of pesos for the Makati City Hall building project.

You should see what Mayor Rodrigo Duterte did in Davao: the place is clean, the people are disciplined, people are afraid to commit crime, there are world-class hospitals and ambulances. A few rotten jokes and remarks won't define his whole character and his will be 6 years service as president. People voted for him because he brought results in the City of Davao and not just pure talks. People are tired of corrupt and traditional politicians. We wanted change in this country and Digong Duterte vowed to eliminate drugs, crime and corruption within 3-6 months.
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SenseNotSoCommonMAY. 12, 2016 - 04:15PM JST Wasn't dishonouring someone's mother one of the cases where Francis said one could understandably expect a punch?

Kind of expected from the " trump" of the East, wouldn't you say ?

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I don't get it why international people keep comparing Duterte to Trump. As yesterday's TV news said: the Philippines knows what to expect/will happen if Duterte became president. America doesn't really know what will happen if Trump became president.

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Yeah, really. I mean, Trump is practically the Pope compared to this murderous maniacal moron.

Fyi, Duterte didn't kill people out of whim. He implemwnted the law. The Davao cops killed criminals to defend themselves and to reduce crimes in Davao. You don't know jack sh*t. Compared to the many scandals and hidden plans and identities of Trump, I think we have a better president than U.S.A.

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Well we will never know the Truth But Religiously It could be very true. Vas Mary s baby a Miracle as a virgin birth I don't accept this I rather Believe in nature taking its course as for the pope Id put all popes in the barrel and ask what are they toing about Protecting their Flock from being Abused by their priests that then become Popes or retire to Rome as many have

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Holy balut! The dear and beloved Philippines (remember, one L, two P's in the middle in spelling the word ) is in for one colorful ride in the next six years! He will be good for the island nation.

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Trump is a hypocrite. He said he's against foreign immigration in the US while he hired illegal foreign workers in his contruction projects, his granddad was an immigrant too in the U.S. himself. His family's fortunes were gained by his ancestors through illegal owning of lands, hotels and prostitution. Donald Trump also has an incestuous lust to his own daughter, Ivanka.

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/trumps-immigrant-grandfather-made-his-money-from-prostitution-booze-and-stealing-land/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UYK72KXFhr8

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Is what he said just a Tagalog version of saying SOB, which isn't really that offensive in English anymore!?

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Maybe I'm a little rusty on Philippine law: the cops there are empowered with Judge Dread-like extra-judicial powers? Really does blur the line between cop and criminal.

Duterte brought drug rehabilitation centers in Davao. When drug lords in Manila are living in luxury inside their cells (have play station 3, drugs, wifi, cellphone, money, guns, sex doll, jacuzzi), it's better to make them dead than be imprisoned but still able to ruin the minds of the youth of the Philippines by drugs through their syndicate connections.

Trump filed bankruptcy so many times. With the current state of the US right now, do you think Trump will really bring back the US to its greatness it once had before?

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@elyusai and yet Philippines people keep electing these corrupt psychos and is just another reason why the Philippines stays a third world nation

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@wtfjapan No, this time it's different. Before we don't have any clue why we should vote certain candidates. The minds of the voters were infected by the local media run by few elitists for their own gain. But with the widespread of internet and social media, the people are now more open-minded to the facts and much wiser to choose. Only time will tell if Duterte really is a worthy president or not.

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" I should have been the first, she was so beautiful " talking of the Australian nun gang raped and murdered

" I killed ..er..about three people" responding to an interview by Maria Ressa (?). But just a few of the many untempered pronounced from...Duterte. May be he should send his death squads to square it out with the MLF ( Moro Front)/Abu Sayaf who are wreaking havocin parts of Mindanao. A democratic and massively Catholic Philippines should have no place for such BS. Duterte is in dire need of serious communication skills.

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May be he should send his death squads to square it out with the MLF ( Moro Front)/Abu Sayaf who are wreaking havocin parts of Mindanao. A democratic and massively Catholic Philippines should have no place for such BS. Duterte is in dire need of serious communication skills.

He won't do that coz his mother is Maranao Muslim. In fact, he's the only presidentiable candidate respected by the Muslim Rebels MNLF, MILF and the insurgency rebel group NPA. They will most likely cooperate with him.

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@elyusai: Glad to read your calm comment. Too many violent comment writers without knowing Philippines.

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The Pope should decline, and tell him instead, if you want to make amends, change your actions. When you've shown you really are sorry -- not for insulted me, but for, for starters, murdering people -- then we can talk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_death_squads#Alleged_involvement_of_Rodrigo_Duterte

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So they elected this guy? Looks like things are not going to improve anytime soon for the Philippines.

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Stay classy

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Only smokers, drug users/addicts, drug traffickers and undisciplined people will dislike Duterte's governance in the Philippines.

@toshiko -Thanks.

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Wondering how the conversation between Duterite and the Pope would sound like....

Duterite to Pope:

I didn't mean to call you son of a W. I am sorry to call you son of a W. Hope you understand why I called you son of a W. Its the election campaign pressure due to which I called you son of a W. But trust me, I never meant to call you son of a W. I will make sure none of my partymen will call you son of a W. I hope you understand that you are not a son of a W. ... ...

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The Philippines is still half barbaric, Pinoys deserve this pathetic joke. Australia should also take some punitive measure against this moron for his sick comments. Banning him from the country would be a start and then discussions of taxing remittances would be a catastrophe for the Philippines.

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@Toshiko, violent comment writers? You were the one on a JT crime story a few weeks ago telling us that the average Japanese citizen carries a large knife in their bag to deal with street violence. Sheesh...

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Yes. This man does make Trump a pretty good presidentiable. Trump doesn't have blood on his hands, unlike this man who actually boasts of the thousands of people he killed and is willing to kill in the name of fighting crime. He doesn't care for due process. He doesn't care about the age. His youngest victim was a 15yo boy, a victim of mistaken identity. Drugs and rehabilitation? Please. He just set free 8 Chinese DRUGLORDS very recently in Davao City, his hometown. How recently? Sometime in April, while the election campaign was going on. I'm not going to bet money on the claim the he's the only presidential respected by the MNLFand MILF. Definitely though, he's well-loved by the communist group of rebels (NPA -New People's Army). Why? He's very close ties with the exiled leader of the NPA and he's plans of making a Socialist government during his term should explain that. China, a communist country, also loves him. This man is willing to give up the West Philippine Sea to them in exchange for a couple of trains. Jacksh!t my ass. Know your facts before posting your info collected from memes and satirical websites. Please try not to represent Filipinos as stupid and ignorant of current events. Japan Today, as I, sees the emperor with no clothes. This is a pretty diluted and kind write up of the man. And guys, don't bother to look at Davao City as an exemplary accomplishment of the man. Davao city is number four highest in index crime in the Philippines as per the latest PNP (Philippine National Police) statistics.

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You really don't know anything! It's the Aquino administration who almost gave up the Spratley islands and bow down to the wills of China.

http://www.manilatimes.net/aquino-gave-china-reason-for-reclamation/197850/

Duterte on the other hand said during his campaign that the Aquino administration should at least bring a philippine navy ship to claim it's ours but Aquino decided not to give a go signal.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_ByzoL76OqE

You are basing your claim that Duterte set free 8 Chinese drug lords from a hoaxer who recently was debunked and shamed to the public by his claim that Duterte has 210 million pesos on his bank account.

http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/01/16/trillanes-accuses-duterte-of-freeing-8-chinese-drug-lords

http://www.worldviewsph.com/2016/05/breaking-bpi-finally-admitted-and.html?m=1

Number 4 doesn't mean it's number 1. With the issue on Bangsamoro Basic Law still not being able to pass in the Senate/House of Congress, the city being part of Mindanao will really be in chaos. But that was in the Aquino administration.

http://m.inquirer.net/newsinfo/764047

This time it will be different.

Just yesterday, I'm watching a new documentary that the Davao Police has 24 hours surveillance cameras in almost every corner of Davao City that can zoom in and rotate 360 degrees. Aside from America & Canada, Davao has a 911 emergency dial hotline that is toll free unlike in the States. Compared to the other unqualified, sick, corrupt or incompetent opponents for presidency, what choice does the voter have?

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/central-911-in-case-of-emergency/

http://davaotoday.com/main/politics/youre-being-watched130-cctv-cams-in-davao/

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You're telling me Sen. Trillanes is a hoaxer?! That 210m pesos transaction history in a BPI bank account that he denied as his, but was actually really his and his daughter's, is not a finished business. Debunked?! ROTFLMAO!! But we're digressing. This article is about the Pope-cursing, rape-victim masochistic killer from a city with one of the highest crime index rate, that 15million Filipinos just voted into power. So let's not change the topic and shift blame about whatever to the Aquino administration.

Duterte is a child killer. He is proud of it. FACT! Duterte cursed the Pope. FACT! Duterte wanted to have been the first to fcvk that Australian lay representative who died in a hostage crisis in his city. FACT! Duterte has very close ties to JoMa Sison, exiled leader of the CPP-NPA. FACT! Davao city, where he's been mayor for more than 20 years has one of the highest crime index in the Philippines. FACT!! Duterte will jet ski his way to one of the disputed islands in West Philippine Sea, plant a flag there to declare ownership. FACT!! Duterte is willing to take on the bullets that China may shoot at him when he does this jet ski escapade of his. FACT!!

Really? That's the best plan he has about the territorial dispute going on?? I'll take that UN Arbitration case over the jet ski escapade anytime.

Good job Filipino voters.

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You're telling me Sen. Trillanes is a hoaxer?! That 210m pesos transaction history in a BPI bank account that he denied as his, but was actually really his and his daughter's, is not a finished business. Debunked?! ROTFLMAO!! But we're digressing. This article is about the Pope-cursing, rape-victim masochistic killer from a city with one of the highest crime index rate, that 15million Filipinos just voted into power. So let's not change the topic and shift blame about whatever to the Aquino administration. Duterte is a child killer. He is proud of it. FACT! Duterte cursed the Pope. FACT! Duterte wanted to have been the first to fcvk that Australian lay representative who died in a hostage crisis in his city. FACT! Duterte has very close ties to JoMa Sison, exiled leader of the CPP-NPA. FACT! Davao city, where he's been mayor for more than 20 years has one of the highest crime index in the Philippines. FACT!! Duterte will jet ski his way to one of the disputed islands in West Philippine Sea, plant a flag there to declare ownership. FACT!! Duterte is willing to take on the bullets that China may shoot at him when he does this jet ski escapade of his. FACT!! Really? That's the best plan he has about the territorial dispute going on?? I'll take that UN Arbitration case over the jet ski escapade anytime. Good job Filipino voters.

That's right, Trillanes is a hoaxer and he was sent by the Aquino administration to topple Duterte's candidacy. You're the 1 who changed the topic. I'm just merely defending my argument. The way you response, you can't back up your claims coz you don't know anything. Do you really think at our current state we can declare war to China alone? You can't settle anything in war. That's why there's something called negotiation. He said it before that if he really was guilty, he's willing to step-down to his position in politics. All is fair and square to him. If the family of that 15-year old boy really wants to seek justice, they should file a case against the mayor. I really can't speak on behalf of Mayor Duterte because it's their case and I'm not a Davaoeno. But at least, he's anti-drugs, crime and corruption even though sometimes, there's a collateral damage. The Filipinos didn't choose a perfect president because no one is perfect. The Filipinos chose the best candidate for change. This is FACT: Mayor Duterte risked his own life in exchange for a mother and child during the hostage taking.:

http://conceptnewscentral.com/index.php/2016/04/19/duterte-risked-life-stole/

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