A Duterte ally reacted on the article published by NY Times.
DUTERTE ALLY – Davao City Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles reacted on the article of New York Times about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
Rep. Nograles expressed that the article of NY Times was a try on destabilizing the Philippine government so those who are “enemies of the State” can take power based on a recent news report on Inquirer.
According to the news report, it was Richard Paddock who authored the NY Times article entitled “Becoming Duterte: The Making of a Philippine Strongman”.
The said article which Inquirer has also published featured the life and the career of the 71-year-old President as a “killer-savior” according to the report.
According to the Davao City Representative, in a statement, there is a need for the NY Times to explain and apologize.
“New York Times owes our country, our people and our President an explanation and an apology,” Rep, Nograles said.
Based on the news report, Rep. Nograles, the chair of the House appropriations committee, expressed that the “spin doctors are on overtime” to “disrepute” the Philippine President “in a desperate attempt to take over”.
Furthermore, it is stated that the Davao City Representative added that the they are doing things on the international arena for they know that the Filipinos will not believe them.
According to Rep. Nograles, only those enemies of the State who are wealthy and have power can do this kind of move. He said that the information were noticeable given by the critics of Pres. Duterte.
Based on the news report, one of the interviewees of the author was Senator Antonio Trillanes IV who is one of the staunch critics of the 71-year-old Chief Executive.
The Davao City Representative said that an objective research has not been done and the author only chose those “parts of the interviews” that go against Pres. Duterte.
This is not the first time that an article featuring or mentioning the Philippine President has been published by the NY Times.
Previously, an opinion article of Colombia’s former Pres. César Gaviria entailing his advices to Pres. Duterte was also published on the New York Times based on a previous news report.
In the article, Colombia’s former President stated that the law enforcement agencies and the armed forces cannot win the battle against illegal drugs on its own.
According to him, his administration’s “heavy-handed approach” was not able to completely put an end to the problem of illegal drugs in his country.
On his response to the ex-leader of Colombia, Pres. Duterte said that he is not “as stupid” as former Pres. Gaviria.
