THIS is not to complain of President Duterte’s evident trivialization of Lent in the Philippines, with his decision to spend the entire Holy Week in a series of state visits to the Middle East, to the Islamic kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and state of Qatar.

This is rather to urge the President to treat his public speaking engagements with more seriousness and care, especially on those occasions when he is addressing international audiences. This has become imperative, because when the President addresses foreign groups, he does so in representation of all our people and our government. What he says has a weight and gravity that is far above ordinary discourse.

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