Digong, The President

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Interesting that he dropped that "i have crossed the Rubicon" line during his campaign. Julius Caesar was offered the crown thrice by Mark Antony, but three times he refused. He was trying to get a feel of whether people would be cool with having an emperor or not.

And perhaps, some reverse psychology was employed, similar to haggling in tiangges.


What's more, in delaying his decision, he got to ride on the last mile popularity, all the way to Malacanang, similar to P-Noy.

Damn well executed, actually.

No veteran politician like Du30 would ever throw his hat into the biggest political fight of his life knowing he has not an iota of chance in winning. Couple that with his humongous ego, it was a certainty it was not a case of Du30 not desiring to run from the presidency, but that he was just waiting for some sort of political groundswell / critical mass to announce his, ehem, "acceptance" of his supporter's wish for him to run.

As early as 2014 there were already feelers for him to run, if anyone care'd to look at the press reports of that year, and I believe he was just playing coy as some sort of strategy-- reverse psychology, like you said -- to pull in more gullible supporters, knowing full well that Filipinos love a good teleserye. And, boy, did he play that "pinilit niyo lang ako tumakbo" card to the hilt.

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So Senator Pacyou, who admitted of using every illegal drug in the book, would have been exterminated under Herr Digong who does not believe in rehab... Yet Pacyou fully support him.

Hindi ma-connect ni Pacquiao na kung si Herr Digong ang presidente noong nag-sha-shabu siya, eh paktay na siya at nasa libingan na. Hina talaga ng utak niya, lumiit na sa shabu na tinitira niya noon.

[Gian Paulo]

Ateneo, DLSU communities asked to wear black for Sunday’s game

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Guys always remember. Majority of you cheered for paki.

Some of you even said sa boxing lang sa politica hindi..... Eh kaya nga naging congressman at senador yan dahil sa boxing. Pati nga asawa at kapatid kumandidato din at nanalo pa.

Ako sinuportahan ko lang paki vs lehlo ledwaba and his first match against dinamita marquez. After that naturn off na ako.

Nung last match nga against dinamita sobrang tuwa ko talaga. Pati against mayweather. Im afraid of pacquiao presidency.

So let us be wary of the future.

"Ang laban na ito ay para sa inyo..... Nabola kayo ni paki"

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There's this line in the Disney movie Bambi, "If you have nothing nice to say, better say nothing at all."

DU30 didnt watch it, nor anyone told him these simple words of wisdom.

Now his rhetoric is scaring people and making more enemies than he should. Cussing the whole world except China.

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No veteran politician like Du30 would ever throw his hat into the biggest political fight of his life knowing he has not an iota of chance in winning. Couple that with his humongous ego, it was a certainty it was not a case of Du30 not desiring to run from the presidency, but that he was just waiting for some sort of political groundswell / critical mass to announce his, ehem, "acceptance" of his supporter's wish for him to run.

As early as 2014 there were already feelers for him to run, if anyone care'd to look at the press reports of that year, and I believe he was just playing coy as some sort of strategy-- reverse psychology, like you said -- to pull in more gullible supporters, knowing full well that Filipinos love a good teleserye. And, boy, did he play that "pinilit niyo lang ako tumakbo" card to the hilt.

May nasakyan ako na txi driver nung late 2014. Tubong Davao
Sabi niya pakipot lang daw si Digong, tsaka naglilinis ng bahay. Kasagsagan ito ng mga imbestigasyon kay Binay, kaya siguro nagdalawang isip din sa pagtakbo. Medyo nalimutan yata niya yung BPI account na nahanap ni Trillianes.

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And also Hitler stopped the Communist threat by delaying the plans of Stalin by making all of Europe the Iron curtain .

So we all have to thank Hitler for what we are today, freemen, instead of communists or if say you live in africa today, your life is in the hands pf the Monarchs,

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I find it intriguing that you praise Hitler for stopping the communist threat and that we are free today because of him.

But at the same time praising Duterte for all of his actions even if that means becoming a puppet of Russia/China, and in the end becoming a communist country.

Where is the consistency? Another tactic by the greatest president of the solar system?

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Mein Fuhrer wannabe was just joking...

Evasco on Hitler remark: 'Duterte was just joking' | ABS-CBN News

"Nangomedya ra man sya ato (He was just joking),"Evasco, one of Duterte's most trusted allies, said.

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Some food for thought. Now all that goodwill between two nations is in peril because of a "joke":


Ex-Philippine presidents were 'Schindlers' not 'Hitlers'

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Former President Manuel Quezon welcomed over 1,000 Jews to Manila and Mindanao under his open-door policy in the 1930s.
"He had to set aside a parcel of his own property where a dormitory was built for these settlers," Quezon's grandson, former communications undersecretary Manolo Quezon said in an interview with BBC.
"At the time when most nations shut their doors, we were a nation that opened our doors for them," Quezon added.
Years later, under former President Manuel Roxas, the Philippines’ vote would become the tie-breaker in a United Nations vote that separated Israel from Palestine.
"Manuel is actually a Hebrew name, which means ‘God be with you’ or ‘with the help of God.’ It was very appropriate in both cases,” Embassy of Israel Deputy Chief of Mission Adam Levene said, referring to the first names of the two Filipino presidents who helped save and improve the life of Jews.
Israel reciprocated by allowing Filipinos to have visa-free access to their country and "respectable" working opportunities in the Holy Land.
"Israel has always had a positive connection to the Philippines. Filipinos need not have visas to go to Israel, out of gratitude to what happened. Filipinos will always be able to come for a pilgrimage at the Holy Land. The door will always be open," Levene told ABS-CBN News in an interview last year.
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Honestly I've never been ashamed of being a Filipino than now.


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[Monseratto]

If there will be an intervention of any kind to spare the country from further ridicule...papayag ako.

Foreigners Worry About A Military Coup As Philippines’ Duterte Rants On - Asia Stocks to Watch - Barrons.com

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Puro drawing lang yan si DUtiRte, paniwalang paniwala mga fanatics dito, tactician daw amf![emoji23]
Nakaka 3 months palang bagsak na pilipinas puro kapalpakan palang nagagawa nyan


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[baludoy]

Pride goeth before the fall

Unprecedented ata to na wala pang 100 days nakaupo ang presidente madami ng usap-usapan ng kudeta at pag kondena ng int'l community sa gobyerno natin

to be or not to be, that always confuses me!

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Sign of growing non support?

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Panisss kayo mga anti-du !!!!

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Kasalanan ngayon ng dilaw... And many thought the student council before did a bad job at damage control...

Palace: 'Hitler reference didn't originate' from Duterte

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Abs cbn did a good job splicing... galing ng reporter.

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Honestly I've never been ashamed of being a Filipino than now.


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Just wait when our TV news program get an R rating.

DU30 Live! Explicit language expected.

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If there will be an intervention of any kind to spare the country from further ridicule...papayag ako.

Foreigners Worry About A Military Coup As Philippines’ Duterte Rants On - Asia Stocks to Watch - Barrons.com

so long as it's not headed by honasan.

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Heil Digong...