Now, it’s the New York Times that is destabilizing the Duterte administration by publishing a profile of the Philippine leader as an emerging strongman, according to an ally of the President. Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles on Thursday said the Times article was an attempt to “destabilize and topple down the government” so that “enemies of the State” may grab power. “New York Times owes our country, our people and our President an explanation and an apology,” Nograles said in statement. They are going international because they know that our people know better and nobody would believe them,” Nograles said. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, a fierce critic of Duterte, was among the people interviewed by the writer, who also extensively quoted the President’s brother and sister.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 23, 2017 21:38 UTC