Duterte’s barbarism and Poe‘s dishonesty are brother and sister

Rodrigo Duterte’s sadistic comment on rape matches in mischief and gravity the serial dishonesty of Grace Poe. One seems more scandalous than the other. In fact, they have the same effect of corroding the moral fiber (strength of character) of our society, and of corrupting our politics.

The only value I can see in these controversies is the possibility that they could jolt us from our moral confusion about the election campaign and the choices before us, into the realization that great issues are at stake in the May 9 elections and that we as voters have a fateful choice to make on Election Day.