Duterte the Mayor, I agree, hands-down a great one. There is no better witness than his local constituents and I can feel the love for him.
When it comes to Presidency, metrics should be higher and governing a whole country is very much different from the local government unit (LGU). When he ran for President, I understood why he got popular and seen as a good alternative versus the admin. Discipline, quick-decision making, firm, etc. Didn't vote for him but was neither against him during that time.
The big question during that time was, can he scale his LGU leadership towards national level?
I didn't like how he treated his opposition (I thought he would be fair), governance was poor (hates checks and balances), his association is suspect (Michael Yang as economic advisor? Quiboloy? Too many to mention...), bullied all those against him (De Lima was imprisoned but got acquitted, ABS-CBN shutdown was political, etc), Covid handling was a mess (we were the country with the longest lockdown).
There are a lot of contradictory items related to his supposed ideals. He uses 'sovereignty' against Western influence but fawns over to China. He 'hates drugs' but is associated with questionable personalities.
Anyway, I wish him safety and best of health. The country is surely divided on this topic, but that is democracy. What comes around goes around.
You are entitled to your own opinion, but that fact remains that he is still the most loved Philippine president until today. And Mindanaons will always be proud of him! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭