President Rodrigo Duterte’s admission that he is a “dictator” is a sign of “worse things to come,” the Liberal Party (LP) warned on Monday. In a statement, the political party said that in the past, Mr. Duterte has always done what he said, just like when he said that he would declare martial law. ADVERTISEMENTAll these “are portent of worse things to come,” according to the LP. “Fear and control of information are ways to keep people in a tight grip,” the political party said, urging Filipinos not to succumb to a dictatorship. Last Wednesday, Duterte defended his style of leadership, stressing the country would make no progress if he did not act like a “dictator.”“If you say dictator, I am really a dictator.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 12, 2018 06:00 UTC