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Dear Rappler reader,
We have been wondering why President Duterte is being a bigger bully than he ever was, seemingly intent on destroying institutions that check abuses and excesses in the executive. Why does he not resort to his usual dare of firing any official over even a whiff of corruption, or of himself resigning if there’s any proof of him or his children being corrupt?
This week’s #AnimatED zooms in on the possible reason: the President is in panic.
The most recent survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed double-digit drops in the net satisfaction and net trust ratings of the President compared to previous ratings in June 2017. President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating declined by 18 points in the September 2017 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released on Sunday, October 8. His net trust rating also dipped by 15 points in the same survey.
While the President’s trust rating remain a “very good” +60, critics say this is a sign that Filipinos are now seeing the truth behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s ’empty’ promise of change.
Will the President rethink his ways or, like an entitled child, will he continue throwing tantrums in the hope that he appears brave and still in control? This remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, there are other pressing issues that need your attention.
Today, October 9, the House committee on constitutional amendments will continue hearings over the recommendations of the technical working group on the shift to federalism. You can catch up on proceedings of previous hearings or watch today’s hearing here.
A Filipino orthopedic doctor, Russel Salic, is a suspect in a foiled New York terror plot. The US is accusing him of funding a jihadist plot in New York by sending $423 or about P21,650* for the purchase of bombmaking materials. He was also charged in the Philippines for the kidnapping and beheading of sawmill workers in Lanao del Sur. Salic has denied the allegations and claimed that the money was for charity. US authorities want the doctor extradited.
On a more hopeful note, Italian architect Stefano Boeri is charting the roadmap for a greener way to develop cities: through buildings that transform into veritable wildlife parks because they are also Vertical Forests. The architect and his team are now working on a dozen or so Vertical Forest projects around the world, including Lausanne in Switzerland, Utrecht in the Netherlands, Sao Paolo in Brazil, and Tirana in Albania.
The best part of it: Boeri has not patented the vertical forest concept and has even written a book revealing the secrets and techniques behind it.
Critics say Filipinos are now seeing the truth behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s ’empty’ promise of change
(UPDATED) Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says the Philippine government will act on the request of US authorities for the extradition of suspect Russell Salic
Human Rights Watch says the Philippine government is limiting its definition of extrajudicial killings to avoid responsibility for the thousands of deaths linked to the drug war
Bob Corker emerges as one of the president’s most outspoken Republican critics. He recently said only the presence of the generals in Trump’s inner circle had kept the White House from descending into ‘chaos.’
Here’s how OFWs can spot and avoid illegal recruitment activity
Police say Eduardo Serino Sr banged his head against the wall of the Zamboanga City police station, and sustained ‘fatal injuries’ when an iron flower vase he supposedly pushed towards cops fell on him instead
The brainchild of Milanese architect Stefano Boeri, the Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) uses more than 20,000 trees and plants to adorn high-rise buildings
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