Duterto to Poe: ‘read up on federalism first’

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gave unsolicited advice to presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe to read up more on federalism before shooting down the idea and saying it could perpetuate political dynasties. “I can forgive Poe, her mind is still dwelling in a feudal state,” Duterte said. “We want more autonomous regions is simply because we want to distribute the powers. It has nothing to do with dynasties,” he said. Duterte said the fate of the country had always been decided by people in Metro Manila at the expense of the provinces, adding “the decisions put our lives in jeopardy.”

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