I woke up late and went straight to work. That's my excuse for not watching the inauguration of our new President. Good thing videos from the live streaming are on YouTube!
Duterte's inaugural speech was... in straight English! No curse words. Very formal. I'm very impressed with his metamorphosis!
This inspired to do a reading on Duterte now that he's officially in power.
He doesn't say this but I feel that Duterte wants to bring the Philippines back to its glory days. Perhaps this was when he graduated from school. He wants to bring back the happy memories of the Philippines he once experienced and probably with the peers he had then.
A few weeks back, he's been quiet and out of the limelight. It's as if he's gone on a retreat. He's spent a lot of quiet time trying to psych himself to be President and probably listening to advisers.
On the inside, Duterte probably has thoughts of wanting to bail but he knows that it's not the right thing to do. He knows that this is a battle that he has to fight and it's a battle worth fighting. And we see this in him--how he wants to make the Philippines flourish, how he is doing a lot already to make this work. He's got this under control.
In the next few weeks, people--or perhaps one person--will try to control him, use him, or corrupt him. But Duterte will resist this. He will not fall into the clutches of evil. He will be incorruptible.
Being the President of the Philippines will naturally lend him to experience both the highs and lows of this country. This is part of the circle of life. What will help Duterte in these moments is temperance--self restraint. It's a balancing and juggling act, really. And today, he showed that it can be done.
As a final outcome, the cards show that Duterte will be a great and courageous President--someone who is able to tame the evil forces around him and may bring the Philippines back to its glory days.
Will he be the best President we ever had?
Duterte's inaugural speech was... in straight English! No curse words. Very formal. I'm very impressed with his metamorphosis!
This inspired to do a reading on Duterte now that he's officially in power.
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He doesn't say this but I feel that Duterte wants to bring the Philippines back to its glory days. Perhaps this was when he graduated from school. He wants to bring back the happy memories of the Philippines he once experienced and probably with the peers he had then.
A few weeks back, he's been quiet and out of the limelight. It's as if he's gone on a retreat. He's spent a lot of quiet time trying to psych himself to be President and probably listening to advisers.
On the inside, Duterte probably has thoughts of wanting to bail but he knows that it's not the right thing to do. He knows that this is a battle that he has to fight and it's a battle worth fighting. And we see this in him--how he wants to make the Philippines flourish, how he is doing a lot already to make this work. He's got this under control.
In the next few weeks, people--or perhaps one person--will try to control him, use him, or corrupt him. But Duterte will resist this. He will not fall into the clutches of evil. He will be incorruptible.
Being the President of the Philippines will naturally lend him to experience both the highs and lows of this country. This is part of the circle of life. What will help Duterte in these moments is temperance--self restraint. It's a balancing and juggling act, really. And today, he showed that it can be done.
As a final outcome, the cards show that Duterte will be a great and courageous President--someone who is able to tame the evil forces around him and may bring the Philippines back to its glory days.
Will he be the best President we ever had?