President Rodrigo Duterte has revealed some of the qualities he is looking for in a successor.
Duterte said that he wants a decisive and compassionate lawyer to win the presidency in the May 2022 polls.
Duterte made the statement when he was asked by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, self-appointed ‘Son of God’ who was also named as one of FBI’s ‘most wanted’ in an interview.
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“You must be decisive… Ang ano nga is, hindi naman ako nagsabi it’s the best quality, but one of the good qualities of a president, sana abugado,” Duterte said in his interview at SMNI.
“Isang tingin mo lang maka-decide ka na kaagad , and the repercussions, alam mo na kung ano. Whatever kind of—how would you say—issue or alam mo na,” he added.
Duterte adds the next president should have a heart for the people.
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“The president should be a compassionate one, ‘yung para sa tao talaga,” he added.
There are ten presidential candidates in the 2022 polls.
Only Vice President Leni Robredo and Dr. Jose Montemayor are lawyers.
