Rodrigo Duterte Quotes

Rodrigo Duterte

Profession : Statesman

Birth : March 28, 1945

Lawyers are for only what is right.

Rodrigo Duterte

Relax. I am not the man I am portrayed to be by some.

Rodrigo Duterte

Many are asking what my credentials are and what I can do for the Philippines. They are telling me that they heard I am a womanizer. That is true. That is very true.

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Rich people are afraid to die.

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I only want three children for every family. I'm a Christian, but I'm a realist, so we have to do something with our overpopulation. I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church.

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We have a society now where obedience to the law is really a choice, an option only.

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I don't want anyone controlling me.

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I have to address the economic conditions of everybody, including, and perhaps first, those who are poor.

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I have to build a new environment for the people. I will place them in ecozones and provide them assistance. I will build hospitals there. There will be economic activity.

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Whoever said I hated the media?

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You have to support the government, not to me personally; I do not want anyone cultivating loyalty to me. I don't like that.

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I have no cancer. I have four illnesses, but they are not fatal.

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I am well. Do not worry about my health.

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I've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.

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The state must protect the media. In a democracy, the role of media is very important. In the absence of a credible opposition party, you can rely on the media.

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The only reason there is peace and order in Davao is because of me.

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Everyone gets sick, and everyone has to go.

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I am a lawyer and 22 years the mayor of Davao City. I served as congressman of the first district for one term, and I was vice mayor to my daughter, Inday.

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