Duterte, who strongly admires strongmen like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Ferdinand Marcos, has been trying the same template that the late Filipino dictator used to destroy his opponents, but with some refinements.
President Rodrigo Duterte has apologized to the Zobel brothers of Ayala Corp. and businessman Manuel Pangilinan for his “hurtful words” in the past, after the businessmen extended help to the government amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday extolled the Villars for building a real estate empire from scratch as he lashed out anew at “oligarchs” who have controlled the Philippine economy for decades.