President Duterte appears to again equate criticism with divisive actions meant to hinder government.
MANILA, Philippines – In a “parting message” three weeks before his term ends, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos to rally behind president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other newly-elected leaders. But in the same message, he said there was no room for criticism of the incoming administration, which he conflated with “politicking.”
“We must give it to him. That is democracy, that is how we operate,” said the outgoing chief executive. “Itong ayaw lang matalo at anuman ang gawin mo, gawain mo ito, masama ka, gawin mo ‘yon, masama ka rin .“We never bothered to even hear what they were uttering or complaining about,” he added.Duterte also took the opportunity to push for the continuation of two major policies of his administration – his controversial anti-illegal drugs campaign and the anti-communist task force .
Duterte described the NTF-ELCAC as a “very good” initiative that helped reduce the number of armed communist rebels by cracking down on their operations and incentivizing those rebels who surrender to the government with housing and livelihood assistance. He said he was “ready and eager to hand over the reins of government” to Marcos and gave assurances the transition would be a smooth one.
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