President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said it would be better for the Philippines to have “a dictator in the likes of Marcos” than to have a leader like Vice President Leni Robredo. I said you’re better off with a dictator in the likes of Marcos. Duterte had earlier said that he wanted the likes of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos – whom he once called the “brightest” Philippine president, to be his successor. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Duterte to step down if Bongbong Marcos, Chiz Escudero would replace himREAD: Duterte says Marcos was the brightest of them allIn November 2016, Duterte allowed the burial of former president Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani. Robredo, whom Duterte earlier described as “incompetent,” is facing an electoral protest before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) after Marcos accused the Vice President of cheating him in the May 2016 elections, which also catapulted Duterte to the presidency.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 30, 2018 11:31 UTC