For a corruption-free society

WELL before taking charge of the nation, President Rodrigo Duterte reminded his Cabinet of a supreme requirement: his administration would not be tainted with corruption.

The President’s determination has given most Filipinos a great measure of hope, as did the other daunting task he has taken up as priority—bringing an end to the drug menace that has been destroying the lives of many people and the family as a unit. His unorthodox method for freeing society from the clutches of the drug lords is, of course, not acceptable to many, particularly the armchair moralistas and human right activists; but he seems to have gained the sympathy of the vast majority of the common tao. Ask any taxi driver, or any man on the street, and you’d have a better understanding of the generally positive mood.