Image by Rody Duterte via Rody Duterte’s Facebook account - President-elect Rodrigo Duterte used to work as a nocturnal mayor of Davao City
- He said when Davao was still disorganized, he patrols at night to check on his policemen
- Duterte and the NPA have mutually agreed over a modus vivendi
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Incoming president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, being a nocturnal mayor of Davao City, might also be working as a nocturnal President of the Republic of the Philippines.
Known to be a hands-on mayor of Davao City, Duterte explained he had to work at night, at the time the city was still chaotic, patrolling and checking on his cops. He said:
“I used to patrol at nights, check on the police kung ‘di natutulog sa istasyon—kasi ang ginawa ng mga buang, yung mga lamesa, dikit-dikit nila, tapos magdala ng unan, maglatag ng newspaper, matulog.”
[I used to patrol at nights, check on the police to make sure they’re not sleeping at the station – because what they do, they attach the tables together, bring pillows, lay down newspapers, and sleep.]
During those times, he said, the policemen were anxious to go out fearing they might get killed by the communist groups. Duterte said they tend to lose around three or four officers everyday.
“We used to lose something like three, four policemen and soldiers a day. Kaya I had to [patrol at night]; kasi kung hindi, pataying talaga ng mga g**o eh [That’s why I had to patrol at night or else they will really kill them]. So I had to be there to let them know of my presence.”
On April 25, five police captors of the New People’s Army were released to Mayor Duterte. They were nabbed by the NPA on April 16 in Paquibato District and were released 10 days after detaining them.
The incident enraged the Mayor because, according to ABS-CBN News, there is modus vivendi between him and the communist groups and the occurrence breached that agreement.
“The last time, nagalit talaga ako [i really got mad]. I went to the mountain, iyak iyak ako dun [I cried there]. We got the police back, five of them. Hinostage eh. That was about three weeks ago”, he narrated.
The incoming president who voted last last election because he sleeps at daytime said, ” I need 8 hours of sleep; short of that, I’m not at my best element.”
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