- Davao City mayor’s campaign manager urges public to look beyond Duterte’s strong persona
- He says mayor in reality is actually a very compassionate and sincere man
- He attests to Duterte’s true colors, says he truly cares for the welfare of the people
MANILA, Philippines – Amid furor over their bet’s controversial rape remark, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s national campaign manager Leoncio Evasco urges the public to get to know the real Digong behind the tough guy persona he outwardly displays.
According to Evasco, the real Duterte is someone who is compassionate and sincere in his desire to protect and uplift the welfare of the people.
“Behind his strong and sometimes intransigent persona seen in public is a compassionate, sincere and principled man,” the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted him as saying.
“He most especially hates persons who discriminate, take advantage and assault vulnerable sectors of our society — the lumads, the minority, the disabled, the people with different gender preference and most especially women,” he added.
Evasco pointed out he can personally attest to Duterte’s clean track record in public service.
“I can swear to God — the way I took my priestly vows — that he has not taken advantage of his position to enrich himself or any member of his family,” he said.
As to those who are opposing him due to his no-holds-barred manner of speaking, Evasco said it is because the elite find him a threat to their way of life and are jumping at every opportunity to discredit him in eyes of the public.
“They may find him uncouth, abrasive, and even repulsive. Because that is how the elitists are trying to impose their myopic rules on all our people. Duterte is not in this elitist circle and he is definitely out-of-the-box in his thinking,” he said.
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