{"id":163170,"date":"2018-05-09T08:18:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T12:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=163170"},"modified":"2018-05-09T08:18:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T12:18:25","slug":"duterte-curses-time-magazine-denies-being-a-strongman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/09\/duterte-curses-time-magazine-denies-being-a-strongman\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte curses Time Magazine, denies being a \u2018strongman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Time Magazine\u2019s cover story entitled \u201cThe ‘Strongmen Era’ Is Here. Here\u2019s What It Means for You\u201d by Ian Bremmer discussed the similarities of the different country leaders but only chose four to grace the issue\u2019s cover, namely: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Philippine President. (Photo<\/a>: Ian Bremmer\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the Time Magazine tagged the Philippine President as one of the \u2018strongmen\u2019 rising in this era in politics, he decided to curse the renowned magazine and denied the label.<\/p>\n

\u201cT*ng ina itong<\/em> Time Magazine na ito nilagay ako doon sa mga <\/em>despot. Hindi naman ako \u2013 Diktador ba ako<\/em>? (This Time Magazine, a son of a b*tch, placed me as in one of the despots. I am not \u2013 Am I a dictator? Since when?),\u201d President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said in his speech on May 8, Tuesday, during the oath-taking ceremony of military generals and flag officers.<\/p>\n

Duterte said that he has not even sent anyone to prison for talking against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cNilagay pa ako doon sa\u2026 apat kami na mukhang<\/em> monster pa pagka<\/em>-drawing ng mukha <\/em>(I was even placed\u2026 four of [in the cover] looked like monsters in the way we were drawn). Typically the drawing itself was really to fit you as a despot,\u201d the President continued, reacting to Time Magazine\u2019s cover that included an illustration of him, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n

(Read: Time Magazine includes Duterte in \u2018strongmen\u2019 cover<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Duterte also emphasized the Filipinos\u2019 right freedom of expression.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a worker of government and I serve the people. And if you are not satisfied with what I am trying to do or my work, by all means, you criticize me. And that would really be simply freedom of expression but that is limited to Filipinos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President once again denied that he is not a strongman and that the renowned magazine only published it for sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that is just my response to this strongman. I\u2019ll never be one. Huwag kayong maniwala d\u2019yan sa <\/em>Time Magazine. Para lang \u2018yan mabili \u2018yung ano<\/em> [magazine] nila<\/em> (Do not believe Time Magazine. That was only published so their magazine will gain sales),\u201d Duterte added.<\/p>\n

On May 4, Duterte already reacted to the Time Magazine article and cover, saying that he was not a strongman and that he has not sent anyone to jail.<\/p>\n

Time Magazine\u2019s cover story \u201cThe \u2018Strongmen Era\u2019 Is Here. Here\u2019s What It Means for You\u201d by Ian Bremmer in its May 14, 2018 issue described Duterte as \u201ca former mayor who talked more like a Mob boss than a President on his promises to wipe out the drug trade with his own brand of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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