Duterte hopes next president is a lawyer

President Rodrigo Duterte hopes the next president of the country is caring, good at making decisions, and has good character and hopefully a lawyer.

In an interview with Pastor Apollo Quibuloy, Duterte also stressed that what he is looking for to replace him should love fellow human beings because this is his father’s advice to him. He is also ready to wake up even at midnight just to resolve a conflict.

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“So kayong taga-Davao, nakita ninyo ‘yan. So, must be compassionate. Pero extreme lang ako. Maawain ako pero pagka durugista ka? Anak ng… Umalis ka na lang diyan, barilin ko ‘yang it,” Duterte said.

(So you people of Davao, you saw that. So, he must be compassionate. But I’m just extreme. I’m sorry, but when you’re a drug pusher? Son of… Just get out of there, I’ll shoot you.)

The next president should also be divisive. He added he prefers a lawyer who is a good quality of the next president because he can decide any issue immediately.

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Of the 10 presidential candidates in the coming election, only Vice-President Leni Robredo and Jose Montemayor Jr. are lawyers.

So far, Duterte has not endorsed any candidate for the May 9 elections after Senator Bong Go, who is close to him, withdrew.

Duterte hopes next president is a lawyer

Last week, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar claimed that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte may endorse or support a presidential contender whose name begins with the letter “O.”

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Former presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, labor leader Leody de Guzman, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, former national security adviser Norberto Gonzales, Senator Ping Lacson, Lanao del Sur businessman Faisal Mangomdato, former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Dr. Jose Montemayor Jr., Senator Manny Pacquiao, and Vice President Leni Robredo are among the 10 presidential candidates.

The letter “O” appears in the names of all presidential candidates.

He added Duterte is less likely to support or endorse, Andanar replied, “U.”

Pacquiao and de Guzman are the only presidential candidates with the letter “U” in their names.

Andanar believes Duterte will have no qualms about working with a presidential contender whose name begins with the letter “O.”

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