The unmasking of Digong Duterte

WE are seeing, rather hearing, a different Digong Duterte nowadays. It is not that I miss the trash-talking mayor of Davao City curse and cuss and pull away ladies to force his mouth into theirs.

Now that the word “President” is appended to his name, Duterte is expected to act presidential. After partial and unofficial tally of the votes cast in the May 9 balloting showed him clearly winning the five-person presidential race, Duterte has apparently transformed, at least that’s what we see on television.