{"id":77981,"date":"2016-07-01T04:53:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T08:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=77981"},"modified":"2016-07-01T04:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T08:53:08","slug":"senators-find-dutertes-speech-presidential-yet-easy-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/07\/01\/senators-find-dutertes-speech-presidential-yet-easy-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators find Duterte\u2019s speech presidential yet easy to understand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his inaugural speech. (Photo: PCOO<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Some senators have commended newly-sworn in President Rodrigo Duterte for his presidential yet very simple and easy to understand speech during his inauguration at the Malacanang Palace on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201dHis speech was presidential, purposeful and persuasive. We expect more of it in the days to come as he delivers his marching orders to his army of change,\u201d Senator Ralph Recto said.<\/p>\n

\u201dLike a great woman\u2019s dress, it was long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to be interesting. It proved that brevity need not be junked to accommodate a host of bold statements,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In his opinion, Recto said Duterte bookmarked the breadth of the things he initially wanted to do, balancing audacity with the guarantees that his administration won\u2019t go overboard in pursuing them.<\/p>\n

\u201dHe will go hard after criminals but not at the expense of killing the rule of law. He will comfort the afflicted but not by impoverishing the already comfortable. He will help laborers but will not harm capital in the process,\u201d Recto said.<\/p>\n

\u201dBecause his initial pronouncements struck the right mix of being bold but responsible, they were courageous and comforting at the same time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Recto said the contents of Duterte\u2019s speech were \u201cthe things the nation needs today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dLike ending the war with the Reds in the countryside and ending red tape in government offices. Like restoring public\u2019s trust in the government by changing the way it serves the people, while urging the people to also begin the change in themselves,\u201d Recto said.<\/p>\n

For his part, Senator Juan Edgardo \u2018Sonny\u2019 Angara praised Duterte\u2019s speech as simple, short and easy to understand by every Filipino.<\/p>\n

Angara also praised the speech of Vice President Leni Robredo whose inauguration was held at the Quezon City Executive House.<\/p>\n

\u201dKapwa makabuluhan ang kanilang mensahe na nananawagan ng pagkakaisa laban sa katiwalian at kahirapan. Magandang panimula ito sa termino ng dalawang pinakamataas na opisyal ng bansa at nararapat lamang na tulungan natin sila dahil ‘di biro ang mga problemang kinahaharap ng Pilipinas,\u201d Angara said.<\/p>\n

\u201dIf President Duterte is successful in cutting red tape, restoring law and order, curbing corruption, and continues to grow the economy, he will have a very successful presidency. We all know it won’t be easy and we should unite as a nation behind these lofty goals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Despite their political differences, Senator Paolo Benigno \u2018Bam\u2019 Aquino IV is convinced that Duterte and Robredo will eventually work together for the sake of the Filipino people.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone has a hangover from the campaign. Very soon, the burden of governance will sober everyone up,\u201d Aquino said after attending Robredo\u2019s oath-taking ceremony.<\/p>\n

Aquino, cousin of former President Benigno Aquino III, is hoping that when the burden of governance sets in, the issue of political partisanship will be put on the back burner and focus will shift on moving the country forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing is how to move the country forward and not on where we came from and who we supported in the last elections,\u201d Senator Aquino said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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