Both are Presidents, and very controversial. Both have critics as well as die-hard supporters. But how different are Donald Trump and Rodrigo Duterte from each other?
Here, The Adobo Chronicles analyzes:
- Trump is President of a developed country; Duterte of a developing country
- Duterte won by a landslide popular vote; Trump lost the popular vote
- Prior to being President, Trump has built fame and a huge financial empire; Duterte has built a peaceful and progressive city as Mayor
- Trump wants to repeal Obamacare; Duterte just signed a Universal Health Care law
- Trump wants to build a wall; Duterte has opened his country’s doors to all people from the entire universe
- Duterte has waged a war on drugs; Trump oversees a country where a vast majority of narcotics passes through its legal channels
- Trump is a threat to social security; Duterte has made sure senior citizens and indigents are well taken care of
- Duterte frequently jokes about women; Trump wants to grab them by the p*ssy
- Trump sees China as a threat and an enemy; Duterte is friends with China
- Trump now wants to cancel The White House daily press briefings; Duterte just banned one reporter from Malacañang press briefings. Yes, that would be Rappler’s Pia Rañada
- Trump has closed down the Federal government and is willing to do it again; Duterte has closed down Boracay for rehabilitation, and is willing to do it for Manila Bay and other destinations
- Trump loves his Vice President; Duterte is still looking for a real Vice President
- Trump may not be elected for a second term; Majority of Filipinos want Duterte President for life
