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Duterte and the media again,callinghernem

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WrittenbyAldrinCardona Wednesday,05April201700:00 fontsize Print 2comments Londres,UnitedKingdomTheriseoffake
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Thefamily

PresidentDutertegothiswishafterhecomplainedaboutnotgetting Thefamily,thenaturalcommunityinwhich
humansocialnat

thefairtreatmentfromthemedia. Mobruleversusruleoflaw
FormerPresidentNoynoyAquinoisnowbackinthenewsafterMr. Asanarchythreatenstoexplodeunderour
noses,letuspond
DutertevowedtoexposetherecipientsofAquinospetDisbursementAccelerationProgram
FromduckstoDushkas:gunrep
(DAP)hisownporkbarrelprogram,thecarrotandstickhewieldedtokeephisalliesin
Hasakeh,SyriaForyears,AbboudJans
checkwhichhadbeendeclaredunconstitutionalbytheSupremeCourt. gunrepairshopin

ThePresidentshouldbehappybynow.
HomelessPoleshoistsailsfor
Butno. Warsaw,PolandResidentsofahomeless
shelterinWarsawc
PresidentDutertehaslongbeenrantingaboutthecriticismshehasbeenreceivingfromthe
media,especiallythemoreprominentoutfitswhichhavebeenconsistentintheircoverageof Rodyprovinghisdetermination
PresidentDutertehasbeenshowing,forsome
theextrajudicialkillingswhichtheysaymarMr.Duterteswaragainstdrugs,thecenterpiece time,hisfirm

ofhisgovernance.
Trumplearningthehardwayth
AndspeakingbeforewoundedsoldiersinCampEvangelistainCagayandeOroCity,Mr. Washington,UnitedStatesTransitioning
frombusinessmant
Dutertetookitashisopportunitytolambastsomemediaorganizationswhomheclaimed
weremerelycriticalofhimwhilekeepingsilentovertheissuesthatcontinuetotailAquino. Duterteandthemedia
PresidentDutertegothiswishafterhe
Mr.Duterte,however,mayhaveforgottenthatheisthesittingpresidentandthatalleyesare complainedaboutnot
onhim.ButhismentionoftheDAPandwhateverplanshehasonAquinoandhisunderlings
Politicstotheextreme
havereceivedmediaattentiononlyafterhespokeaboutthem. Allowmetoquotealinefromareaderwho
Themediawouldcatchmostofthethingshehurlsinpublicandinprivateaslongasthey alwayshasacomm

hearthem.Andso,whenhedidspeakabouttheDAPandAquinoandthosewhobenefited
fromthem,PresidentDutertewasgiventhefairtreatmentandfairmediaspaceevenfromthe
outfitshehadlambastedashavingbeenunfairtohim.
ButMr.Duterteshouldalsobefairtohispeople.
IfhereallywantsAquinoshead,thenhebetterchopitoffalongwiththosewhohavegained
fromthepeoplesmoney,whethertheyhavebecomePresidentDutertesalliesornot.
Hecouldnotbeselective,asweknowmostofthosewhohavereceivedandspentDAP
moneyhavecrossedchannelstohisside.
Andthemedia,theywillalwayshavegovernmentastheirsubject.
ThereisnoescapeforMr.Duterte,evenifheclampsallrightsthemediapresentlyenjoys.
Themediawillalwaysfindwaystocover,and,ifneeded,exposegovernmentshenanigans,
withoutlookingatcolorsandfaces,andeveniftheystareatthemuzzleofguns.
Mr.Dutertedoesnothavetolookfar.HehadseenhowthemediafoughtMarcosatthe

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heightofhisdictatorship,andhelpedinbringinghimdown.

Themediadidnotbowthen,themediawillnotbowtoanyone.

Ingeneral,themediainfacthavealwaysbeenfairtoMr.Duterte.

Mr.Duterte,infact,usedthepowerofthemediatothehiltinadvancinghimselftothe
presidency.Hereceivedagreatlotofcoverageevenfromthemomentswhenitwasjusthis
underlingswhohadbeentoyingwiththemediaandpushinghisnameasamongthepossible
presidentialcandidates.

Themediahavebeentherethroughtheupsanddownsandupsofhispoliticalcareer.The
mediahavebeenfairwithhimallalong.

Membersofthemediaweretheretoquotehimwhenheclaimedhewouldnotentertainthe
shadowofAquinosvindictivenessandthathewouldletpastasheoncevowedtobring
changetothscountry.

Butwehavebeeninacyclesince.

CorypoundedMarcos.

FidelV.RamossneeredatErap,andthenconspiredwithGloriaMacapagalArroyotooust
andjailhim.

AquinochasedGMAandjailedher,too.

Mr.DutertewouldalsodothesametoAquino.

Therenostoppingtothiscycle,itseems.

Butthemediawilltheretorecordeverything.

Becausewewouldnotlethistorypasswithoutrecord.

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