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By Serafin Ledesma, Jr.

Davao City – The Asian CEOs will will come face to face with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a special luncheon event precisely to apprise themselves the person whom they referred to as the greatest city mayor in the history of the Philippines.

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The Asian Chief Executive Forum will be held on June 25 at the Makati Diamond Residences, a new 5-star complex located in the heart of Binay country at Legaspi St. just across Greenbelt.

In a statement issued to its members, the Asian CEOs, gave a quite accurate assessment of what Davao City was. “Before Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City was called the ‘Murder Capital’ of the Philippines one of the p;oorest regions in the country. Today, Davao City is rated as one of the most peaceful cities in Asia and among the Top Ten Most Livable in the World”, the statement said.

The CEOs, who are referred to as the captains of the industries also keep track of Duterte’s political career.  They said that the mayor had always been elected by a land-slide since 1988. Their statement also reads: “Rodrigo Duterte is easily one of the most popular leader in our era. His willingness to take extreme personal risks to make positive changes for others makes him unique among elected officials of any nation”.

The CEOs said that the Philippines is about to reach a tipping point that will propel in to First World Status. But they warned that a bad choice in the coming Presidential elections could unravel a decade of progress and send the generation of Filipinos back to squalor.

However even as the Asian leaders of industries are excited over Duterte, they cannot help but raise the question “Will he run at all?” And while they are impressed of Duterte’s governance that propelled Davao city to having a vibrant economy and had raised living standards they want to assure themselves on whether Mayor Duterte can do for all Philippines what he did for Davao.

 

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