{"id":1148,"date":"2013-09-04T05:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T12:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2014-02-01T05:03:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T13:03:05","slug":"rodrigo-duterte-mayor-by-day-taxi-driver-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2013\/09\/04\/rodrigo-duterte-mayor-by-day-taxi-driver-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo Duterte: Mayor by day, Taxi Driver by night?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mayor by day, taxi driver by night: Hon. Rodrigo Duterte. Photo from Davao’s Pride on Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo \u201cRody\u201d Duterte recently took on a second job as a taxi driver. Renante Luna posted the photo of the Mayor in the said cab and posted it on ‘Davao’s Pride’ Facebook page<\/a>. The said photo has gathered over 6,800 ‘likes’ and was shared in the social network almost 2,500 times since its posting on August 29th.<\/p>\n

Duterte said that he moonlights as a taxi driver to get the pulse of the Davaoe\u00f1os, fight crime, and to augment his income.<\/p>\n

“Ang sweldo ng mayor ay hindi sapat! Kaya nag-drive ako ng taxi sa gabi. Para naman madagdagan ang kita ko\u2026 Totoo ‘yan: Hanapbuhay. (My salary as a mayor is not enough. That\u2019s why I drive a taxi at night, so I\u2019ll have additional income. That\u2019s true: it\u2019s a job),,” Mayor Duterte reportedly said in Cebuano.<\/p>\n

Mayor Duterte, like all the mayors in the Philippines, earn about PhP60,000 every month. Duterte even reportedly said that since he\u2019s not as well paid as a congressman, his salary as a mayor just doesn\u2019t cut it anymore.<\/p>\n

Aside from augmenting his income, Mayor Duterte also aims to get to know the thoughts of the Davaoe\u00f1os about their city. He also plans to use his taxi driving abilities to fight crime.<\/p>\n

“Ang totoo, gusto ko makita ang mukha ng Davao City. Nagmamaneho ako ng taxi tapos hihinto ako sa mga kanto, pero kung mang-holdap ka, malas mo lang (The truth is, I want to see the face of Davao City. I drive the taxi and stop by a corner, but if you get mugged, taht\u2019s just too bad),” he said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Duterte\u2019s photo has earned not just thousands of \u2018likes\u2019 and \u2018shares\u2019 but as well as commendations from his constituents and even people outside Davao. According to the comments, Duterte\u2019s \u201cno fear\u201d reputation has been reinforced because of his brave new act.<\/p>\n

\u201cKapag may nagreklamo sa akin, tulad ng ‘Mayor, maraming hold-up sa Bajada’, ‘yan iikot ako. Kapag meron akong makita, ah (When someone complains to me, \u2018Mayor, there are a lot of mugging incidences in Bajada,\u2019 I\u2019ll go around that town again. If I see one, ah),\u201d said Duterte threateningly in an interview with GMA7 primetime news program \u201c24 Oras.\u201d<\/p>\n

He even added that any goons who had the unlucky fate of getting in his cab should think twice about what they\u2019re doing if they don\u2019t want to mess with him.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Duterte holds office outside the City Hall. Photo courtesy of www.skyscrapercity.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before his taxi driving stint was publicized, Mayor Duterte also took his desk and chair outside — literally. On Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, a damaged transformer caused a blackout in his area and the fearless mayor decided to move out of his office for a day. He entertained a long queue of people and patiently listened to their complaints and requests personally.<\/p>\n

With reports from Camille Diola and Rie Takumi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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