DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not inclined to immediately answer the Office of the Ombudsman, which has asked him to explain why he flashed a dirty finger on TV last month.In fact, Duterte said, he would not hesitate do it again if provoked because that was part of his freedom of expression.“Yes, there will be more dirty fingers if I am disgusted and angry,” Duterte told reporters.He said the Office of the Ombudsman recently sent him a letter to explain his action. His son, Councilor Paolo Duterte, who also flashed a dirty finger, was also being asked to explain his action.“I am being asked to explain it. I want to write my own reply. I personally want to pen it. But now, my reply is just a smile,” said the vice mayor, known for his feisty nature and cussing in public.Duterte maintained that flashing a dirty finger was “an exercise of my protected speech… it is my right which is covered by my right to free expression.”Read the rest of the article here:
We pretty much know a lot about this issue, from punching incident involving the Mayor of Davao to the Dirty Finger Incident of the Vice Mayor and his son to their critics. Here's my take on the issue:
First of all, Vice Mayor Duterte of Davao City is just a human, we shouldn't judge him too quickly for flashing the dirty finger, in fact, you guys should be thankful that it got blurred on TV and I don't even think most children knew about this unless you made them watch News & Current Affairs programs all the time or something (common sense: most kids spend time watching MYX/MTV or Cartoons and they even spend most of their free time playing games on Facebook and not watching the News) and I don't think most children would do the dirty finger even if they claim to have seen it so many times you know. (unless you're one of those irresponsible parents who don't teach their kids between what's right and wrong) Anyway, we shouldn't make a big deal about this issue, their leaders over there are not as corrupt as those other TRAPOs out there. (take the president before PNoy for example) He has a right to freedom of expression and yes, since we're all humans, we make mistakes sometimes when we exercise our freedom to expression. We cannot stop mistakes from happening you know, it's human nature for those who don't have enough common sense to weigh in to issues like this. My point, you ask? We should just forgive him for doing it, tao lang rin siya, he also makes mistakes like all of us. Tell me, haven't you commited a mistake yet? If your answer is no, then you shouldn't make a big deal over this issue as if it's worse as the rigging of the 2004 elections or Maguindanao Massacre. The dirty finger incident is just a small incident, sure it may have affected some people emotionally but again, it's just a small incident, it's not really that big. As the popular saying goes "Bato bato sa langit, ang matamaan, 'wag magalit", therefore if you are one of the critics, then you totally deserved it. The only issues that we obviously should make a big deal of is the 2004 elections fraud (since this screwed up our government) and the Maguindanao Massacre Case. (around 50 or more people if I am right were killed there by warfreak politicians who is now in jail, of course) Conclusion? We shouldn't make a big deal out of the dirty finger incident, it's just a small mistake made by a human being. Just because someone is popular doesn't mean that he or she won't commit mistakes. Tao pa rin siya. He's not God. Only God doesn't make mistakes. Tayo ay tao lamang, artista man o hindi, politiko man o hindi, we still make mistakes.
Before I end this post, I would like to say that I'm a proud supporter of Mayor Sara Duterte & Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City. Though I'm not from Davao, I still admire them for doing good governance towards their city. If it wasn't for them, Davao wouldn't be a successful city that it is today, If it wasn't for them, there wouldn't be any more foreign investors & foreign tourists who would come to the Philippines especially in Mindanao. They are also one of the reasons why the Philippines is progressive you know. Bawat isa sa atin ay may kakayahan upang gawing progresibo ang ating bansa, it's up to us to use our abilities to bring fame or shame to this nation.
'Till the next post
-Therese <3
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