Politics and Bias: President Duterte's Radicalism
By Givheart Carmelo Dano In politics, one must be biased, and that is the reality. One must be biased toward what is good for the people and beneficial to all. The recent news surrounding Duterte’s flight to Hong Kong was described by many of his critics as an undisclosed trip, as former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Senator Antonio Trillanes claimed. They alleged that former President Duterte was attempting to avoid arrest by the ICC, which was reportedly issuing a warrant against him. In truth, Duterte’s flight to Hong Kong was not undisclosed; it was part of his campaign efforts for his political allies and a gesture of gratitude to his fellow Filipinos, particularly our OFWs. Some scholars in Manila (which I do not even believed some of their founded morals) do not like Duterte, that is the truth. The elitism in politics, as they label it, seems to be a self-proclaimed position of holding the highest moral authority in governance. In fact, they do...