Lawyer: Duterte may not be a good debater, but a leader does not debate to get things done

• Lawyer Bruce Rivera chided Poe, Binay and Roxas for making the usual promises in the recently-concluded ‘Pilipinas Debates 2016’


• He also described the three presidential candidates as ‘hypocrites’


• Rivera said the country does not need a good debater, but a leader who gets things done

MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Bruce Rivera has again offered his two cents on the recently-concluded second leg of the ‘Pilipinas Debates 2016’ held at the University of the Philippines- Cebu (UP-Cebu) on Sunday, March 20.

Rivera is the same lawyer whose opinion on the controversial Supreme Court decision to allow Senator Grace Poe to run as president went viral on social media early this month.

Old promises

In his second viral Facebook post, Rivera chided presidential candidates Grace Poe, VP Jejomar Binay and Mar Roxas for parroting the old and usual promises expected of a politician during election; considering the fact that they have been given the chance to fulfill these having all of them held incumbent national positions.

He also described the three Malacañang hopefuls as ‘hypocrites’.

“Magaling kayong magsalita, baluktutin ang katotohanan sa kahusayang magtalumpati dahil kaya ninyong bayaran ang mga matatalinong handang ibenta ang kanilang karunungan at tulungan kayong bolahin ang nakararami,” Rivera wrote.

[You’re only good at speaking, twisting the truth via your eloquence because you have the capacity to buy intelligent voters who are ready to sell their wisdom and help dupe the majority of the people.]

Realistic plans

Rivera also criticized Binay’s proposal to scrap income tax for those earning P30,000 and below, as well as Poe’s plan to lower the corporate tax should they be elected president.

“Makatotohanan ba ang sinasabi nila o pinapakita lang nila na kaya nilang utuin ang mahihirap habang pinapasaya ang may pera,” he said. [Are what they are saying realistic, or it only shows that they can fool the poor while at the same time making rich people happy?]

A leader who gets things done

In the end, Rivera said, he chooses Duterte as the  candidate who will “lead by example” and not the one who made a compelling point in the debate.

“So it is still Duterte for me. He is not a good debater because a leader does not debate to get things done,” he said. “A leader does not need to make point in two minutes because a leader just get things done, most of the time without talking and debating.”

He added that those who are good at debates should instead seek a different job, and not aim for the presidency.

“Because if you are good in talking and debating, the Senate and Congress is the best job for you. The executive branch is implementing and doing. I need a man who will do it and not just talk about it,” Rivera added.

Read his full post here.

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