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Professor Amparo Pamela "Mimi" Fabe (Countering the Financing of Terrorism Specialist & Senior Economist) offered a diametrically different view about Duterte's approach towards the United States. She does believe that the U.S. is meddling in the state affairs of her country:
"The recent threat of President Duterte to terminate joint military exercises is a permanent move away from the West. It constitutes a move towards China and Russia. Hence, it is essential that China and Russia reciprocate this presidential move through stronger bilateral defense relations."
Then she threw her punch:
"The academia is a noisy minority. They are like that because most of them received their PhD scholarships from the US and the UK. It is hard to reason with them because they already have closed minds.
"President Duterte has an 87 percent public support rating so his stand on independent foreign policy is well appreciated by the majority."
When I speak to them, the Filipino people hardly see themselves as "collateral." Lately, most of them are optimistic, happy that their lives are improving. They are endlessly grateful to their Presidente.
Recently, I have visited Manila on several occasions, but I also worked in the conflict-torn Marawi, in Davao City, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Zamboanga and many other corners of the country. Everywhere I went, Mr. Duterte was enjoying unprecedented popularity. And even his controversial war on drugs is, even according to Reuters, generating the support of almost 8 out of 10 citizens.
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