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Palace on TIME poll: Duterte admired for aspirations for the poor

/ 03:32 PM April 17, 2017

Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella

Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

How is it possible for a president of the Philippines to be voted “most influential” based on TIME Magazine’s online poll?

It’s all about “national agenda,” Malacañang said on Monday.

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Presidential  Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, responding to questions about the online survey, said, “What makes President Rodrigo R. Duterte so admired by Filipinos and international leaders alike is his national agenda – he has prioritized public interest first and foremost, especially the needs and aspirations of the poor and common people.”

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“With or without the distinction, the President continues to be a hardworking government worker and faithful servant of the Filipino people,” he said.

READ: Duterte wins TIME’s ‘most influential’ poll

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Abella reiterated Duterte’s three-point agenda of “prosperity for all; restore trust in government; build a fair and equitable society.”

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“Indeed Filipinos find in the President a kindred spirit – a leader who acts for the common good,” he said.

Duterte received five percent of the total votes for TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.

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