But he is touring the provinces like a candidate accompanied by “President Duterte.”Not the real President Rodrigo Duterte, but Elcias Bugsad, a taxi driver from Davao City who moves and sounds like Mr. Duterte. Wearing sunglasses, denim pants and shirt with rolled-up sleeves – much like Mr. Duterte – Bugsad, 39, spoke for four minutes, uttering a tangle of one-liners from the President’s speeches and punctuating his performance with Duterte moves like pressing two fingers to his right cheek and rubbing his nape. He sounded really like Mr. Duterte, speaking about the fight against illegal drugs and corruption—the President’s signature programs—in a mix of Filipino and English. Bong has no vice but serving the Filipino,” Bugsad said. I am Elcias Bugsad, aka Duterte 2.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 29, 2018 23:03 UTC