PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE

(ON HIS FIRST SONA)

Part of his statement in his sona:

1. “I believe in the separation of the church and the state, but there should be no separation between
god and state.”
2. “we must have the courage to fight what we believe in”
3. “those who betrayed the people’s trust shall not go unpunished; they will have their day in court”
4. “we cannot move forward if we allow the past to pull us back… I will not waste time dwelling on
the sins of the past.”
5. “while we see bravery and heroism, what I see instead are the widows and the orphans.”
6. “human rights must work to uplift human dignity. Human rights can’t be used as an excuse to
destroy the country”
7. “in this quest, I will putat stake my honor, my life, and the presidency itself.”
8. “we will not stop until the last drug pusher, financer, user will surrender, put behind bars, or
below the ground, if they wish so.’
9. “courage KNOWS NO LIMITS; COWARDICE DOES.”
10. “LET US END CENTURIES OF DISTRUST AND WARFARE. WE ARE GOING NOWHERE
AND IT IS GOING BLOODIER EVERYDAY.”
11. “ALL OF US WANT PEACE. NOT THE PEACE OF THE DEAD, BUT THE PEACE OF THE
LIVING.”
12. ‘WE SHALL CONDUCT A NATIONWIDE SOIL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE AREAS
THAT ARE MOST SUITABLE FOR RICE FRMING.”
13. “IF YOU ADOPT FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT SOON, I WILL GO. SIBAT NA
AKO.”
14. “STRICTLY ENFORCE FISHERIES LAWS, PARTICULARLY ON ILLEGAL FISHIMG
AND PROMOTE AQUACULTURE ALONG RIVER BANKS.”
15. “DO NOT DESTROY THE ENVIRONMENT. FOLLOW GOVERNMENT STANDARDS.
GINA LOPEZ IS JUST FOLLOWING THE STANDARDS.
16. “HE WHO IS THE CAUSE OF THE CAUSE, IS THE CAUSE OF THEM ALL.”
17. “PARA WALANG AWAY SA GOBYERNO, YUNG MGA BAGAY NA HINDI TAMA,
HUWAG MONG GAWIN.”
18. “I WILL ESTABLISH 8888 HOTLINE TO HELP ADDRESS CONCERNS RELATED TO
CORRUPTION.”
19. “GIVE APPLICANT’S “SHOPING LIST.” HUWAG MO NANG PABALIKIN. KAPAG
TUMAWAG SA 8888 YAN, PUNTAHAN KITA SA OPISINA MO.

20. “GATES OF MALACANANG ARE OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE VALID REASON
COMPLAINTS ABOUT CORRUPTION.”

21. “I HAVE ORDERED ‘DICT’ TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL BROadband plan to improve

internet speed. Wifi access shall be as parks, hospitals, public libraries, for free.”
22. “mandatory financial education for all migrant families shall be pursued along with incentives to
encourage entrepreneurship.”

23. “we have to help each other for then and only then we truly prevail.”

24. “I have nothing but the interest of my country.”