Duterte's Presidency : Expectations, Controversies, Rants, Etc.

[tk421]

Can you name those incompetent staffers? Aside from Mocha which is a given.

I think the post above your’s just about sums it up. Mocha takes the first 3 slots in my list, though.

[Chulapeg]

Yung police force, di naman perfect yan. Any country may ok na cops, may bad cops. Kahit previous presidencies ganyan, Sino dapat sisihin... si Bato?

 

Di ko lng magets, kung pukulin si duterte about bad cops eh parang di nangyari yan sa ibang presidente.

[rooster69ph]

Yung police force, di naman perfect yan. Any country may ok na cops, may bad cops. Kahit previous presidencies ganyan, Sino dapat sisihin... si Bato?

 

Di ko lng magets, kung pukulin si duterte about bad cops eh parang di nangyari yan sa ibang presidente.

 

Tama ka di naman talaga zero ang bad cops even in the past admininstration. But what is the difference kaya nababatikos si duterte, si bato at ang pnp? Well masyadong "protective" ang administrasyon na ito sa mga kapulisan. Tuwing may napatay eh iisa ang default line nila .... "Nanlaban", kahit wala pang imbestigasyon. Halimbawa, yun kaso ni Kian, nun umpisa nagkakaisa ang buong kapulisan na legit operation iyon at nanlaban si Kian kaya napatay. Buti na lang may mga ebidensiyang sumulpot at nagingay ang taong bayan kaya ayun natutulan ng husto ang kaso. Ultimano ano ang lumabas, hindi ba may irregularidad na nangyari even assuming na isa itong legit operation. Ayun kinasuhan yun mga pulis.

 

Ilang kaso pa ng kawalanghiyaang ng pulis ang nangyayari maliban sa kasi ni Kian na natuklasan eh papaano naman yun mga kaso na naibaon na lang sa hukay dahil walang nakakita sa tunay na pangyayari? At ngayon kaliwa't-kanan ang batikos sa kapulisan dahil sa nangyayaring kabulastugan ng ilan sa kanilang hanay ano ang narinig natin mula kay PNP? "MGA INGRATO KAYO" ...tama ba yun? Aba'y nakalimutan na ata ni Bato na tungkulin nila ang panatilihing maayos ang peace and order ng bayan at ang taong bayan ang nagpapasahod sa kanila. OO, hindi po libre o volunteer ang pagpupulis niya bagkus binabayaran siya kaya ayusin niya trabaho niya. Hindi ba sa corporate world kung hindi maayos ang trabaho eh masisita o makakarinig ka talaga sa employer mo. Ngayon kung naiinis ka at di ka na masaya sa ginagawa mo o sa ginawa sa iyo, pwede ka naman mag resign. I think the country is not lacking in qualified men in uniform that can even do a better job.

[jopoc]

the decline of the net satisfaction of the President is a wake up call for him to shape up.

 

people are starting to realize that tough talk mean nothing when you do nothing.

[mitochondrion]

Nag aaway away na mga top propagandists ni presidente dahil nahayok na sa power. Kay aga-aga pa may mga manok na hinihimas mga tao ni duterte para sa next elections as shown by their online fighting.

 

the house of cards is falling unto itself

Edited October 9, 2017 by mitochondrion

[daphne loves derby]

For once i agree with Drilon na yung cause ng big drop sa Ratings ni Du30 ay dahil sa mga "self-inflicted" issues

 

Destruction from the inside

[JFK]

http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/buying-false-claims-hook-like-and-sinker

[jopoc]

this started with someone claiming that he does not need investments from the US and other countries.

wag mayabang please

 

ngayon kakain sya ng Humble Pie

 

90% investment fall looms large for finance team

 

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/936520/90-investment-fall-looms-large-for-finance-team?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1507506623

[tk421]

Build build build... without anyway to pay pay pay... so sad.

[mitochondrion]

w/ the FDI pipeline possibly running dry, here's an outsider's interesting insight on the president' initiative to aggressively court the chinese to finance the build, build, build infra vision w/c is envisioned to cement duterte's legacy

 

here are highlights of the article w/c were taken off the respected voice of the asean region

 

 

Chinese loans will fund key Filipino infrastructure projects

In the last 12 months, Beijing has entered discussions to provide funding for two Philippine railway projects with a combined cost of US$8.3 billion. They have also discussed the possibility of helping fund up to 30 smaller projects with a combined value of US$3.7 billion.

While the Duterte administration has been transparent about courting Chinese loans and investment, it has been less forthcoming about the conditions and potential implications of these loans. If China imposes high rates of interest on their loans, Filipino debt could severely swell in a decade. For example, if Diokno’s estimation of US$167 billion is sourced from China at a rate of 10% interest, in ten years the Philippine debt to GDP ratio would soar to 197%, which would give them the second worst debt: GDP ratio in the world.

 

 

 

Duterte’s building and borrowing strategy has already negatively impacted the economy

With so many local builders importing capital goods and funding the purchases with loans, the Philippines current account has deteriorated from running at a surplus to operating at a deficit. Imports of capital goods in the first five months of 2017 have increased by 7% from the same period last year. This has caused the Philippine current account deficit to plummet to 15-year lows of US$600 million.

In July, the Philippine Peso reached an 11-year low against the dollar. This also comes at a time when the Thai Baht and Malaysian Ringgit are enjoying multi-year highs.

 

 

 

Will it be a Chinese loan for Chinese labour?

Hernandez’s comment brings up a pertinent question – Who will benefit from the arrangement? China’s loan agreements to other regions, particularly on the African continent, but also across Southeast Asia, have involved the use of Chinese labour. If the infrastructure projects do not translate into jobs for Filipino workers and are not sourced from Filipino made parts and materials where possible, the benefits of the projects will be severely mitigated.

 

 

Such large loans leave the Philippines vulnerable to Chinese geopolitical interests

Entering into a debt bondage with China for such a large sum, no matter what the interest rates or labour and source conditions are, is a risky move for the Philippines at this time. With such severe financial leverage over the Philippines, China could use it to its advantage to strengthen its situation over claims in the South China Sea. The loan could be utilised as a valuable weapon to erode Filipino sovereignty and the conditions of the loan used as a useful negotiating weapon to further Chinese territorial interests in the region.

 

 

However, Duterte himself and his officials stand to benefit from the loans

Duterte himself and his government will personally receive hundreds of millions of dollars in finder’s fees for brokering the loans between the two countries. This would be paid for by the Filipino taxpayer.

 

read more -> https://www.aseantoday.com/2017/08/is-the-philippines-heading-into-a-debt-crisis/

Edited October 10, 2017 by mitochondrion

[tk421]

Tapos when were deep inside that debt trap na, ang sisisihin niyo yun presidente na susunod kay duterte. At magsisimula na naman from zero ang recovery ng pinas. Good job.

[DARKSEED]

duterte blocked pornhub.com

please explain

[mitochondrion]

^ uh oh. impositions like those are what sparked revolutions

Edited October 10, 2017 by mitochondrion

[jopoc]

dati puro samba kay duterte nababasa ko dito

 

ngayon wala na sila...... tahimik nanaman ang MTC poli threads.

[JFK]

http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/10/17/business-community-still-confident-in-duterte-despite-ratings-drop-says-aide