Ever since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte came to
power, he has been controversial both locally and internationally.
Duterte is very much admired by his people, the
constant high trust ratings and the last mid term elections where almost
all his supported candidates won are just a few examples of that admiration.
In Japan, he also has caught up with the so-called 'Duterte charisma.'
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| President Duterte with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (photo credit to owner) |
According to Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose
Laurel V, The Philippines under President Duterte is a “fascinating’ not only
to their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe but also to the Japanese people.
President Duterte was invited by Abe to attend the
25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo — his third trip to Japan
since he assumed office in 2016.
"It's the Japanese that are in themselves
fascinated by this government,” Laurel said in a press conference.
Laurel notes that the Japanese are particularly
fascinated with Duterte because of his “quality leadership that leads the
nation.”
“The Japanese are always fascinated with
leadership that is recognized, affirmed by their own people at the same time a
tremendous political will insofar as his programs are concerned,” he added.
Laurel said Duterte could have been admired by the
Japanese for being able to “move the economy with trickled down effects.”
International media has described the Philippine
president as “controversial” Ambassador Laurel said he believed the Japanese
found him “interesting.”
“He is not controversial but interesting. Ibang
klase (He’s unique) for the Japanese,” Laurel said.
No
junket for this trip
President Duterte’s contigent is pegged at 200
composed of Cabinet officials, local government officials and their staff.
“Wala (No junket). Lahat naman eh imbitado kasi
‘yan ang imbitasyon ng Nikkei. (All of them were invited because that’s the
invitation of Nikkei),” Laurel said.
The Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia is an
annual meeting that gathers government and business leaders to share their
respective assessment of Asia’s prospects and their ideas as to the direction
Asia should chart for itself.
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