Interview of BBM at PTV 4 by Erwin Tulfo and Martin Andanar last March 19 at Chat Room

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This post is watching the replay of Chatroom at PTV 4 last March 19 2022 hosted by Erwin Tulfo and Martin Andanar

https://pia.gov.ph/news/2022/03/23/the-chat-room-bbm-with-sec-andanar-erwin-tulfo

While there are severe criticisms to the former Senator of being coward for non appearance at debate or

bobo for alleged non completion of  his Oxford degree, the good senator appeared well informed and well versed in govt administration.  One is amazed on the breadth and depth of his understanding of various topics:

     1.  Debt management

     2.  Food security

     3.  Foreign policy

     4.  Jobs and economy

     5.  Death penalty

     6.  Civil service

     7.  Long term and short term vision for the country

     8.  Health care

     9.   Ease of doing business

   10.  Continuance of DU30 pogram

It does not look he is being teleprompted or coached.  He looked spontaneous and the interview did not

like rehearsed.  

While Dr. Atty Montemayor on same program appeared very sagacious he approached the discussion from an academic point of view.

Of those who are on the list of presidentiable he looks like he is most capable of running the nation

Leni Robredo plan for the govt   Looks more like band aid and limited in scope

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Duterte to stop interviews and conferences with media

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Rizal Philippines
June 6, 2016

From Manila Bulletin  PSG bans network from covering DU31 thanksgiving party


From Rappler

There will be no longer press conferences and interviews with the media, according to to be Presidential aide Christopher Go told in an interview last June 3, 2016.   Talk less, less mistakes would be an apparent objective.   Instead, press releases and interview will be through state run television.

However, this post sees this as an apparent reaction to the call for boycott by NUJP, regarding the misunderstanding on his statement about journalists who were killed and who were corrupt (I listened to the statement / audio  of the statement, and there was no causal statement to that effect)  The retaliation started by having all media, except PTV 4 banned from covering his thanksgiving party

Really if you quote his statement out of context, then you can misunderstand Digong.  For example, about giving the citizen the right to kill criminals the drug lord.  What he said was, the citizen must cooperate with the authorities in arresting drug lords and sellers.  If you have a gun, and the criminal fights, then the citizen can kill the criminal.   (Taken out of context, you can think of Duterte changing the criminal code?)

From ABS CBN Thousands celebrate Du31 victory party near a crocodile farm