What do you think to the president of the Philippines?

[Mr. Big]

And I don't think about Duterte. For me he is a dictator, but the people chose him. He will provoke a civil war which will destroy or his opponents and Filipinos will live as they want or those who chose it and this is their payback for what they brought to power the dictator.

The current president of the Philippines in the person of president Rodrigo DUterte is not a dictator. If he is a dictator then the majority of the population are already will no longer defend the president but will go against him. But if you notice only a few individuals disagree and dislike the governments way of solving criminality in the country. The reason why the president could not eradicate criminality, corruption and drugs in the country is because there are syndicates and even drug lords and criminals within the government itself.

Tell me where you saw dictatorial regimes in which the majority of the population does not support it? To protest is possible only when the government supports democracy. In a dictatorship the people in fear is silent.

How come he is a dictator when he is beloved in his own country? Those who don't like the way he run his country are those who are affected by his strict implementation of the laws specially against corruption.

Look at North Korea. There the population loves their leader. Weep for weeks for the dead leaders. Even put in jail if you don't cry during mourning. But what does this mean? It speaks of a total dictatorship.

All I can say is, he is not a dictator, but we are almost there, few more steps... We are getting more like a cult blindly following our leader, and keeps on denying that all is well...   

The war on crime and drugs will never stop, it is common in a country, all are not sheep that just follow where the leaders go... With this brutal manslaughter of those drug users will have an impact to the people's impression to him... Maybe not now, but soon...

[yellow1]

For me i can say that he is the good president among them all. He has achieved many things, among those is the drug war, but not just the drug war itself. I think that President Rodrigo Duterte is the president that would make Filipinos proud to be Filipinos.I can say he can make the country better again,no more corruption.

[NOP@SSWORD]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

[Sithara007]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

[culuuton]

He promised to stop all drug-related problems in the Philippines in 6 months or he'll resign.I understand that drastic measures had to be done to prevent the problem, but I really can't like the guy because of his large ego and his attitude towards other politicians.

[RedX]

What I really like about him is the will to implement the law. He has the courage to do it and he don't care what consequence he will face. We know that if you want peace and order on a complicated country there will be sacrifices that we cannot avoid. So good luck to the president of the Philippines, I hope he will fulfill all his duties and keep all his promises.

[GreenBits]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)

Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)

Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)

Putin= Putin.

See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.

[Vivace92]

Many news that mention that the President of the Philippines (duterte) is an iron fist. many citizens who are less like the policy of the State, I expect Philippines keep well and safe.

[Sithara007]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)

Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)

Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)

Putin= Putin.

See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.

I disagree with you on all these. Duterte is fulfilling his promises. I don't support the mass-murder of so many people. But there was hardly any other option. Modi stamped out black money through his demonetization exercise. Opinion polls suggest that more than 80% of the Indians supported this measure.

[crwth]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)

Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)

Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)

Putin= Putin.

See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.

I disagree with you on all these. Duterte is fulfilling his promises. I don't support the mass-murder of so many people. But there was hardly any other option. Modi stamped out black money through his demonetization exercise. Opinion polls suggest that more than 80% of the Indians supported this measure.

I agree with Sithara. Not everything is the president's fault also, there are just some things that he says that makes it hard to understand, but if you carefully think about what he says, it makes sense. There is a survey that people started to feel safer on the streets compared to the last administration, which is an achievement so it's cool.

[Kemarit]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)

Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)

Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)

Putin= Putin.

See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.

I disagree with you on all these. Duterte is fulfilling his promises. I don't support the mass-murder of so many people. But there was hardly any other option. Modi stamped out black money through his demonetization exercise. Opinion polls suggest that more than 80% of the Indians supported this measure.

I agree with Sithara. Not everything is the president's fault also, there are just some things that he says that makes it hard to understand, but if you carefully think about what he says, it makes sense. There is a survey that people started to feel safer on the streets compared to the last administration, which is an achievement so it's cool.

At least Duterte has the balls to to fulfill what he has promise, unlike other Presidents, who once get elected forgot all his campaign promises. He just  inherited the past administrations problems and now trying to fix things which he didn't started at the first place. But being the President now, he has nothing to do but try to straighten things up. For him, there is a difference between killing an innocent person and killing a criminal. We may or may not agree with him, but I believe that those who are guilty should be punished, however, due process has to be observed. We need to live in a world governed by law.

[Neon1822]

Duterte is currently leading the time poll. http://time.com/4707432/2017-time-100-poll-results/

The lead will change, as time progresses. And last time, it was the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the polls. Donald Trump came second. It is not surprising. All these leaders (Duterte, Putin, Modi, Trump.etc) have been vilified by the mainstream media, and this has provoked a backlash from the normal people.

Duterte= is killing citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on drugs)

Modi= is starving citizens to fulfill campaign promise (crackdown on black money)

Trump= is dividing citizens to fulfill campaign promises (crackdown of immigration)

Putin= Putin.

See a pattern? These seem like leaders obsessed with their own rhetoric, at the detriment of the citizens.

In 1933 the majority of Germans genuinely supported Hitler. What it led to we know. Now the majority of Russia's population support Putin and what it led to we see. The same fate awaits Duterte and people of the Philippines.
I disagree with you on all these. Duterte is fulfilling his promises. I don't support the mass-murder of so many people. But there was hardly any other option. Modi stamped out black money through his demonetization exercise. Opinion polls suggest that more than 80% of the Indians supported this measure.

[Cherry Girl]

Many news that mention that the President of the Philippines (duterte) is an iron fist. many citizens who are less like the policy of the State, I expect Philippines keep well and safe.

The president is very odious and brave. Nobody has ever tried to be angry at either the United States or the European Union, and Rodrigo Duteret took a step and even spoke out in their negative direction.

[diegz]

Many news that mention that the President of the Philippines (duterte) is an iron fist. many citizens who are less like the policy of the State, I expect Philippines keep well and safe.

The president is very odious and brave. Nobody has ever tried to be angry at either the United States or the European Union, and Rodrigo Duteret took a step and even spoke out in their negative direction.

He is brave, we know that, but it doesn't mean that all that cursing is ethical and I think it is not a good behavior. I just hope that he really can stand on his word. International community are a great help specially in the Philippines where not all are privileged to own a business or atleast have a job. Staying away from them is like refusing opportunities.

[Sithara007]

Many news that mention that the President of the Philippines (duterte) is an iron fist. many citizens who are less like the policy of the State, I expect Philippines keep well and safe.

The president is very odious and brave. Nobody has ever tried to be angry at either the United States or the European Union, and Rodrigo Duteret took a step and even spoke out in their negative direction.

He was 100% correct in criticizing the European Union politicians and Barack Obama. Why do the EU/US politicians want to interfere in the internal affairs of a south-east Asian country? And we must remember that Duterte is the democratically elected leader of the Philippines.

[Question123]

For me i can say that he is the good president among them all. He has achieved many things, among those is the drug war, but not just the drug war itself. I think that President Rodrigo Duterte is the president that would make Filipinos proud to be Filipinos.I can say he can make the country better again,no more corruption.

I also agree with you I think mr duterte will be good to the philippines. Many changes happen in the philipoines when duterte become president the philippines will better than the other years. I hope mr duterte will continue what will he do in the philippines. Many people in the philippines love duterte very much .  Duterte will change the philippines. And after many years philippines will rise and trend to world.

[olubams]

The president is someone who has a goal in mind and ready to achieve it but the way he is going about it is where the issue is as you dont expect something that has been fundamentally wrong to be eradicated within six months, it will bring unnessary aggression which might even frustrate the fight in the first place because a lot of innocent people will now be caught in the cross fire which might start attracting attention in some quarters that is being witnessed now...

[Sithara007]

The president is someone who has a goal in mind and ready to achieve it but the way he is going about it is where the issue is as you dont expect something that has been fundamentally wrong to be eradicated within six months, it will bring unnessary aggression which might even frustrate the fight in the first place because a lot of innocent people will now be caught in the cross fire which might start attracting attention in some quarters that is being witnessed now...

In a physical war, there will always be collateral damage. No matter how much you try, innocent bystanders will get killed. There is no effective way to prevent this from occurring. You need to analyze whether these casualties are worth the gains from the war on drugs.

[olyaru]

The president is someone who has a goal in mind and ready to achieve it but the way he is going about it is where the issue is as you dont expect something that has been fundamentally wrong to be eradicated within six months, it will bring unnessary aggression which might even frustrate the fight in the first place because a lot of innocent people will now be caught in the cross fire which might start attracting attention in some quarters that is being witnessed now...

Perhaps the new president is part of the taste of power and the most important thing is that he does not feel himself above his people and does not forget what he promised and declared.

[darkseid1199]

Drugs are the cause of so many vices in the society, Duterte is doing whats right for his citizen and country as a whole. But if he could arrest them and prosecute them through the legal means it would be good for democracy and human rights.