The tough-talking Mayor of Davao City and presumptive President of the Republic of the Philippines, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the new featured cover of Time Magazine on their May 23, 2016 international issue. The world’s most prestigious magazine features Mayor Duterte because of his overwhelming victory in the 2016 national and local elections in the country.
During the last 14 years, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was also featured in the world’s prestigious magazine and gave him the nickname “The Punisher” because of his successful but often-controversial actions agains the criminals of Davao City but he was able to clean up the city and became one of the safest in the world.
The 71-year-old presumptive president of the Republic of the Philippines, Mayor Rody Duterte was featured again in the prestigious magazine not because of his latest controversial remarks against international personalities but because of his success in the 2016 elections wherein he wage a war and won against some of the country’s most influential political figures by showcasing volunteerism during his election campaigns.
Despite the controversies and black propagandas thrown at Mayor Rody Duterte by his opponents and various national news media in the Philippines, his millions of online warriors and supporters defended him online and won the battle against bias media by showcasing the mayor’s achievement as mayor of Davao City.
The controversies and black propaganda that even involved his personal life and his family didn’t stop Mayor Duterte in winning the 2016 presidential elections as he promised that he is going to do his best and fulfill his promise of eradicating crime and corruptions in government and make the country as one of the safest and most progressive in the world.
