Malacañang on Tuesday called The New York Times feature on President Rodrigo Duterte a “hack job,” criticizing how it portrayed the Chief Executive. READ: Becoming Duterte: The Making of a Philippine Strongman“One would expect more from The New York Times,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT“Their article, ‘Becoming Duterte: The Making of a Philippine Strongman,’ sounds like a well-paid hack job for well-heeled clients with shady motives,” he said. “PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) does not engage in western liberal niceties to promote his agenda, to rebuild a nation with compromised internal structures,” he said. Abella enumerated other programs that Duterte started, including an emergency response center.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 22, 2017 09:20 UTC