Already streaks ahead of his rivals ... the Davao City Mayor's campaign has been given a further boost. And it comes from the "pen" of prominent, "no nonsense " Filipino columnist, Carmen Navarro Pedrosa - a firm believer in "telling it as it is"
- who writes:

"Duterte is serious about the need for constitutional change that will transform the Philippines [Administration] to a parliamentary system with a federal structure."

http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016...-crowd-duterte

Clearly, his policies have struck a chord with the masses - based on his track record within the city he has served for so many years - along with his ability to readily identify with the people he represents; it is *these qualities as a leader, she adds, that combine to form his party's 'protective shield' against cheating.

But, she cautions, ... "Evil CANNOT simply be banished overnight, ... it's an ongoing task, that'll take time to achieve. And here - ALL things considered - is the man whom I believe to be the person BEST~equipped to initiate the process."

http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016...-not-disappear