Plainly, it’s impossible to secure multimillion-devotee events like the Nazarene procession of the cross-bearing Christ, and Cebu’s Sinulog festival extolling the Holy Child Jesus. The trust of 80 millionLike 18 million devotees looking to Jesus of Nazareth, 80 million Filipinos brim with faith in President Rodrigo Duterte. After the agony and triumph of his war against drugs and terror, President Duterte revs up national transformation with infrastructure and Charter change. Well, building a nation, like propagating a religion, demands not just an inspiring leader, but committed, persevering disciples. Whether President Duterte succeeds or fails shall be as much our challenge as it is his.

Source: Manila Times January 08, 2018 16:30 UTC