Philippines election: Maverick Rodrigo Duterte wins presidency

[nitpicker]

Source: BBC

Philippines election: Maverick Rodrigo Duterte wins presidency

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Maverick anti-crime candidate Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte has won the Philippine presidential elections, following the withdrawal of his opponents. Although the official result has not yet been declared, main rival Mar Roxas admitted defeat after polls gave Mr Duterte an unassailable lead.
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His record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern town of Davao, once notorious for its lawlessness, earned him the moniker The Punisher and resonated with voters.
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Other driving issues of the election campaign were pervasive corruption, as well as the poverty and inequality experienced by many Filipinos despite economic growth under outgoing President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino.

Rodrigo Duterte, a man dubbed by his rivals as an executioner who would bring terror to the Philippines, has won the presidency by a clear margin, polling nearly twice as many votes as his nearest rivals. But what is less clear is what he will do with the job. His blunt promise to sweep away criminals and corrupt officials won him the backing of millions of Filipinos weary of ineffective governments.

But he has so far offered few policy details. A spokesman has already pledged a radical overhaul of the political system. Human rights groups have warned he may repeat what happened in the southern city of Davao, where as mayor he is accused of allowing death squads to murder hundreds of alleged criminals.
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[IronLionZion]

1. Duterte jokes about raped Australian woman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Davao_hostage_crisis



Make the Phillipines great again...

[metalbot]

2. I don't like him

But I can't really say that I blame people for voting for him. His support came heavily from the poorest segments of the population who are frustrated that they aren't really seeing any of the benefits from the current economic growth. He talks a tough talk on crime and corruption, both of which impact the poor disproportionately. There's a strong perception that the post-Marcos democracy has basically tossed power back and forth between a handful of Manila elites.

I suspect he'll be assassinated in the next year. He's got no good allies in Manila, and though he's moving to appoint military men to his cabinet, he doesn't have enough to offer them to counterbalance a coup.

[Redwoods Red]

3. Death Squad Duterte. This is like if Sheriff Joe Arpaio became president.

[FLPanhandle]

4. Crime is a big deal for the average citizen and they will trade freedom for safety

The old quote on voting in Fascists: "Sure, the loss of freedom sucks, but the trains run on time, poverty, corruption, and crime have been eliminated, and the armies march like clockwork. "

[haele]

5. Sigh.

Everyone will cheer until their sad, drunk uncle or their smart-assed kid gets killed by his goons and they get arrested for asking questions. By then, it's too late. They're a criminal, and their families will be smeared as criminal associates.

That's the way it goes. The corrupt wealth in the area will still manage to play their games; maybe they'll toss the occasional consensus sacrifice to him, but they'll pretty much be left alone. Just as happened during the Marcos regime.

The poor will be kept in their place. Because if one isn't part of the chosen few, any attempt to stand out, practice one's talents, or better one's own life will get one hammered down by the law. Everything is either black or white.

Poor Filipinos and Filipinas.

Haele