‘I am not a strongman’PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday disputed Time magazine’s depiction of him as one of the world’s emerging “strongmen” in its May 14 international edition. But [if you are a]foreigner, that’s another thing,” Duterte said in remarks during the 37th Principals Training and Development Program and National Board Conference in Davao City. Duterte had ordered the arrest of an Australian missionary, Sister Patricia Fox, for involvement in “partisan political activities,” and her visa was later cancelled by the Bureau of Immigration. The Time cover story, written by American political scientist Ian Bremmer, puts Duterte in the company of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This is the second time Duterte was featured on the cover of Time magazine, which profiled him shortly after he won the race for president nearly two years ago.

Source: Manila Times May 04, 2018 16:18 UTC