ON the evening of Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 15 senators gathered at the Malacañang golf clubhouse for a secret supper with President Rodrigo Duterte. Former presidential candidate Grace Poe admitted it was the first time she had met Duterte since the election. As she recounted to journalists, she was chuffed that Duterte once called her a “good person”. The dinner was held at a time when rumors of destabilization plots swirled around Duterte. The occasion is a good warning to critics of the formidable power they are up against.

Source: Manila Times March 20, 2017 16:18 UTC