So, the nearly four out of every five Filipinos expressing trust, approval and satisfaction with Duterte, according to Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations surveys, must be imagining things about the country. And her Senate colleague warns of uncertainty ahead under Duterte. Actually, Filipinos will now have to grapple with the hard part of President Duterte’s governance, security, and development agenda. President Duterte has reversed his predecessor’s unfailing defense of close associates, allies, and appointees, firing even Cabinet members and top agency heads, including longtime allies, for even a whiff of impropriety. Yet even the biggest Duterte fan knows that the fight against sleaze isn’t even one-tenth the way through.

Source: Manila Times July 03, 2017 16:18 UTC