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EX500rider

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16. Whether or not we like his polices, he is popular with the local voters.
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 07:11 PM
Feb 2021
January 22, 2020: President Duterte continues to enjoy high approval ratings. The latest poll shows 82 percent approval, which is up from 78 percent in September 2019. These are all high for a president in office for more than three years. Duterte promised to make people safer while also reducing corruption. He did so and continues to concentrate on what he got elected to do. The latest poll found that only 52 percent of voters expected Duterte to deliver on all or nearly all of his campaign promises while 43 percent expected him to only deliver on a few. Duterte has delivered on more campaign promises than any previous president. Yet his approval ratings have declined as they do for every president, but then they rise again as yet another campaign promise is addressed. In late 2018 his approval was 78 percent. That was down from 84 percent shortly after he took office in 2016. Approval peaked at 85 percent in late 2016 and fell to 75 percent in early 2018 before reaching a low of 68 percent in mid-2019. There are many foreign critics of the Duterte war on drugs but for the people most affected by it there is approval. Filipinos feel safer and more confident about their future. The national crime rate is 3.3 percent less than a year ago and is apparently continuing to decline. Meanwhile, corruption arrests and prosecutions continue to increase and many of those prosecuted are senior officials, often from previous governments. Duterte has also gone after quality-of-life problems like electric and water supplies.

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English commonly spoken there? mainer Feb 2021 #1
How many developing countries have so many people who speak English? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2021 #2
brutal corporate loving dictatorship, xtremely low wages, desperate poverty nt msongs Feb 2021 #3
"brutal corporate loving dictatorship" ? EX500rider Feb 2021 #10
that looks good...on paper. duterte is a brutal dictator nt msongs Feb 2021 #12
Whether or not we like his polices, he is popular with the local voters. EX500rider Feb 2021 #16
Is this like a Putin popularity poll? Delarage Feb 2021 #26
His policies are locally popular. Nt EX500rider Feb 2021 #27
Like the one where he encourages vigilante "justice" for people merely suspected of being addicts? Hekate Feb 2021 #30
You'd have to ask the locals why he is popular but he is. nt EX500rider Feb 2021 #33
Duterte who brags about murdering people? dawg day Feb 2021 #14
Yes, that Rodrigo Duterte, wasn't like the Philippino's didn't know what they were voting for. EX500rider Feb 2021 #32
College educated, English speaking work force? Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #4
former US colony DBoon Feb 2021 #5
They work cheap. dchill Feb 2021 #6
Their English is a lot better. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author True Dough Feb 2021 #8
Thanks to HP, I've had plenty of reason to speak to customer service reps True Dough Feb 2021 #9
I always try to use chat rather than call Midnightwalk Feb 2021 #13
Agreed..... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #22
Similar question: why is Utah SCantiGOP Feb 2021 #11
the state of del is the same way with corps . friendly. AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #15
Bingo, Wellstone ruled Feb 2021 #23
They have long time cultural and economic ties with the US LSFL Feb 2021 #17
It's revenge for US imperialism since 1890's. marble falls Feb 2021 #18
I've had excellent experiences... targetpractice Feb 2021 #19
Near bottom for wages leighbythesea2 Feb 2021 #20
Hi prevalence of English speakers. brooklynite Feb 2021 #21
English is widely spoken Turbineguy Feb 2021 #24
I have never talked to one there DFW Feb 2021 #25
I was a ship's engineer on large container ships. Turbineguy Feb 2021 #28
English is widely spoken. People need jobs. Labor is cheap. Time zone doesn't matter. Hekate Feb 2021 #29
English speaking with little accent.. honest.abe Feb 2021 #31
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