- 7,000-strong Christian pastors’ network pledged their support for Duterte
- Pastor said while Duterte may be flawed, he has the integrity and qualities to be president
- Pastor also said Duterte is what the country sorely needs right now
MANILA, Philippines – He may curse, is a self-confessed womanizer, and does not hold back on his words at times, but Rodrigo Duterte is still the man the country sorely needs at this time.
According to Leo Carlo Panlilio, senior pastor of Destiny-Church Manila, the Davao City mayor makes mistakes just like everyone else. Unlike other politicians however, he makes no attempt to hide them in order to appear like a hypocrite.
“Duterte is not without a flaw. In fact, he is flawed like everyone is, but I promise you all candidates curse, but he does not hide that fact. He does not hide something to please people,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Panlilio prayed over Duterte when the latter and his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano attended a gathering of 7,000 Christian pastors who pledged their support for the mayor at the Cuneta Astrodome last week.
During the prayer, Panlilio lifted lines from Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo character Father Florentino, specifically his appeal for a good leader to finally come out and serve the country.
According to the pastor, the brickbats being thrown at Duterte can do nothing to take away his accomplishments which many in his city have been attesting to. He emphasized no case of corruption or extrajudicial killings have been filed against the mayor until now.
“The man has integrity. He has been in the position for years already, but no one yet has put up a case against him. The people he served, in fact, have been vouching for him. If he were doing something wrong, the people he served could have already complained against him. Look at Davao City,” he said.
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