Duterte gestures as he addresses land reform beneficiaries on the 31st year of the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila. - AP
PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte may go down in Philippine’s history as one whose presidency was marked by the grandest promises and the most glaring failures. Yet, opinion surveys suggest that he may end his term with the highest approval and trust ratings among all our presidents since political surveys began to be conducted.
This just goes to show that charisma and competence are two different things. One doesn’t imply the other. The failure and imperfections of charismatic leaders are not necessarily counted against them. Their followers are seldom interested in knowing what they have actually achieved.
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