A group of high-profile Rodrigo Duterte supporters have called for a "revolutionary government" to be established in the Philippines, led by the highly controversial strongman, causing unease among large sections of society.
Amid a serious health and economic crisis due to the Covid-19 crisis in the Philippines, a group supporting President Rodrigo Duterte has publicly called for establishing a “revolutionary government” led by him, causing unease among large sections of the society.
“The principal objective of pursuing a revolutionary government through peaceful and non-violent means is to bring about a genuine change that we, and then Mayor Duterte, promised during the 2016 presidential campaign to establish law and order, public safety, equal opportunity in public service, social justice and economic freedom,” explained the group’s spokesperson Bobby Brillante.
Roque said the government was focused on responding to the Covid-19 crisis and that the claim for a revolutionary government came from a private group whose members were free to publicly express their views.
In fact, the president has in the past spoken of the possibility of a revolutionary government if things get out of hand and repeatedly accused opposition parties and left-wing groups of conspiring to destabilize his government and remove him from power, although he never provided any clear evidence to support this claim.
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