(AC team member Melchor Vergara contributed to this report)

Rodrigo Duterte’s career is a masterclass in contradiction—if you can call it that without laughing.

One day, he declares the presidency is no place for a woman; the next, his daughter is the best candidate for the job. Is it about capability or just family branding? Who knows!

Then there’s his ever-changing stance on Bongbong Marcos: one moment, he’s on the narco list; the next, that list must’ve had a clerical error. Maybe the drug war wasn’t about drugs after all—just selective memory.

And, of course, there’s the classic: “Wala akong pera!” (I have no money!)—until, surprise!— billions of pesos magically materialize.

If cognitive dissonance were an Olympic sport, Duterte would take gold. But let’s not be too harsh—being consistently inconsistent is an art. And in Philippine politics, where truth is optional, Duterte is nothing short of a Picasso.