BUSINESSMEN and other professionals in Nueva Ecija welcomed the brand of discipline that the apparent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been known for, but those suspected with shady reputations are obviously apprehensive.

Small-time peddlers and suspected drug users in Cabanatuan City, as well as beer house regulars refused to talk after hearing that Duterte will implement a 10 p.m. curfew for unescorted minors, and regulate the sale of liquor in bars up to 1 a.m.

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