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What is the difference between the three presidents of the Philippines: incumbent president Rodrigo Roa Duterte and former president Benigno Simeon Noynoy Aquino, and yes, including former president Gloria Mapacagal Arroyo?
It’s the word ‘sorry’.
President Duterte has just ask apology to former governor Amado Espino of the province of Pangasinan including to two public officials because of wrongly indicted to the narco-list which the President had announced last month.
“And I would say now I am very sorry.” President Duterte publicly and take full responsibility in the mistake of the names that were included in the matrix. He was braved enough to accept the mistake and publicly asked apology to the concerned people.
Of course this is different when the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said “I’m sorry” because of election fraud issue in 2006. So different because at that time, people are starting to criticize Arroyo because of his ineffective leadership and battered with many issues and fraud. Well, that includes his husband Mike Arroyo.
Now, contrary to the two ‘sorries’, President Aquino was the hardest of them all because he never said apology during his incumbency when the Hong Kong nationals were abducted and killed inside a bus during the Manila hostage crisis drama in 2010.
It is recalled that in 2010 8 Hong Kong tourist were killed by a sacked policeman in a hostage crisis took place near Quirino Grandstand. Pnoy regretted the incident but did not apologize to the Hong Kong government.
But now, President Duterte seems so easy to just say sorry to the named public officials because of the mistake. The former governor, anyway accepted the apology and said it vindicated him and his family from the bad image.
Now, there’s the story of the three presidents with the same denominator, the word ‘sorry’. Just thinking, if Mr. Duterte will get use to always say sorry because of his continued verbal bashing.
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Yes, i agree that President Rodrigo Duterte is much responsible for his actions than the past corruptive administration who did nothing for the growth, development, employment in our country.
The economy went well during the administration of President Aquino. It cannot be denied because of the good exchange rate of peso to dollar that is just playing to P45 per dollar and yet now its already P48 to one dollar. Also the stocks market are on the diving view.
President Duterte is responsible to maintain this good marked in economy and not destroy it buy his irresponsible comment to the community and to international community.
If not Duterte the president of the Philippines will have all the people converted to drug users/ traffickers and even digs might forcibly take drugs.There are million addicts on Ph. Celebrities are predicted 50 might take drugs, my goodness. This the figure assumption from the PDEA.There are so many bad images that are happening now through few senators. RIP to Senator Meriam Defensor Santiago. The country has lost a dedicated lady senator.
That is true but the government is not just dealing with the drug users and pushers, government is also making the economy and strong and secured which the President seem lapsing to this duty. Let he fight the drug problem but let him not forget the economy. We are having good trading and business but seems this might lost if not given importance.
Anyway, there is no perfect country, there will always be a crime and such there will always be a drug pusher (remember in Davao during his term it was not fully eliminated) but make sure his countrymen have food to eat.
Everyone of them has the motive of expressing that misinterpreted word, "sorry". It is easy to say sorry, but it is difficult to amend it especially when it involves the security and the life of a person. The worst is the mistake made by President Duterte. Why? If that certain public official is being liquidated for the gross mistake, could his life be restored? In the case, of President Aquino, he didn't say anything for he has the reason. By so doing it, he is like admitting that the security of the foreigners in the country couldn't be protected. It's better to keep quite than to commit mistake or being misinterpreted. In the case of President Arroyo, it is different, very different.
In such cases "sorry" seems to be the hardest word to say from former President Noynoy Aquino and yet seems to be the easiest word to say from President Rody Duterte. That is true, this can be utter and not be utter depending on the situation But this could also be depends on the leadership and feelings of such person.
In my case, I can say sorry if I really commit the mistake. But sometimes, even its not my fault, I still say sorry, especially when it comes to my wife, he he. To avoid more circumstances.
Of all the three, in my opinion, it is Mr. Duterte who is more interested in the welfare and health of his people. He is taking hard action against those who are more responsible in spoiling the bright future of the youth on whom the foundation of the country lies. Even if he does not say sorry it will be acceptable to the people who are really interested in the welfare and development of their country. How the Governor got the list of names, is the question. Did he visited each and every house and inquired about the people? If not, how can he come out with a list of names showing them in a matrix.? This is what actually happens when one is taking and toiling for the development of the country. Generally, in such situations people who are the powerful approach the Governor and got their names included in the list. When the President is making such a hard work why the persons like Governor should meddle in the affairs and spoil the situation which is coming into the right track. Mr. Duterte should not care the Governor and should go ahead with the plan. Mr. Arrayo is already dubbed as inefficient. He never cared for the people and never took any action against the pusher. Better we do not talk about him. Mr. Aquino never said sorry. The security of foreign nationals was at stake means that he too failed miserably in arresting corruption. No need to talk about this man. His not saying sorry does not make him a great man.
I think each one of them have the reason to that word sorry: for Mr. Duterte because he accepted there was a mistake in the name of the former governor of Pangasinan, that means a lapses on his part. How about those people killed already in the drug war and was just mistaken to be a drug pusher.
Mr. Aquino as the hardest man because he never said sorry because of foreign relation. But I love your words, he never become great man of not saying sorry.
Miss Arroyo said sorry because of her mistake. Its an acceptance of her mistake and asking understanding from the people.