Read: 12 Elements of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ‘5-minute’ Inauguration Speech on June 30
The president-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte is set to give his inauguration speech in the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace. Duterte plans to give only a ‘5-minute speech’ on the day of his inauguration.
Duterte told in a press conference, he plans to “go nationwide on TV and I will just spell out my governance in 5 minutes.”
According to the 16th Philippine president that there’s no need to have a long speeches since his Cabinet secretaries would have to explain his administration’s policies on their respective fields of interest.
He wanted his oath taking to be held in the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace so to minimize the expenditures on that event. He also mentioned that he plans to have 500 people attendies inside the Rizal Ceremonial Hall.
And since the inauguration will happen around ‘noon’, he wants the menu to be simple as to have a fingerfood only for all guests. These foods could be a maruya (banana fritters) and for the drinks is buko juice.
Martin Andanar, the incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary said, “Finger foods [will be served] pero ‘yung maruya ‘yung pinaka-main dish dun. Finger foods, cocktails, at ‘yung cocktails naman, ‘yung inumin ay, if I’m not mistaken, ay buko juice.”
The Full-Text Inauguration Speech
(we will post it here once it become available)
While waiting for the Duterte’s inauguration speech, you may read the 12 elements of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte campaign speech which was dissected and wrote by Rappler’s journalist Pia Ranada.
According to Ranada, Duterte’s speeches are fascinating, she notes, “Usually around an hour long, they are impromptu because he does not read from any notes but are also in a way rehearsed because of the number of times he has given the same speech.”
Here are 12 elements that he never fails to mention in any speech.
1. He is a socialist at heart.
““I would be, God willing, the first president coming from the Left. Ako po, Bayan, and I have been Bayan for the many years I have been mayor. I am not a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines. We follow the path of socialism. But itong extremism is not good for me. Ang pagka-socialist ko ay left of center, ito lang ‘yan sa kili-kili, huwag kayong matakot. Pero my dimensions in life, anak lang ako ng mahirap.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
2. He is angry at government for oppressing the people.
““I’m really disgusted the way government is being run because it is oppressing the people.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
3. Drugs are proliferating.
““Dito sa drugs, this has to stop. It is rampaging all around the country and they have graduated from the urban areas to the rural areas. May mga lugar dito sa Pilipinas, Visayas, and even Mindanao, na they have penetrated the market of the rural folks and hanggang ngayon ang pinagbabayad sa kanila, carabao, kambing, manok, itlog.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
4. For the corrupt, obedience to the law is optional.
““In the Philippines today, corruption has really eaten into every facet of governance. Here in the Philippines, those who deal in corruption and crime, it’s always, obedience to the law is optional. Up here, you have the corrupt who are tax-exempt, the rich who think the Filipno is stupid. Down here, you have the low-lives – kidnappers, druglords, thieves. The ordinary people are caught in the middle – the people who don’t know any general, mayor, or governor.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
5. His promise to suppress crime and corruption in 3 to 6 months.
““Sabi nila that’s too ambitious. My God, subukan ninyo ako. That’s what I told the Davao criminals before. Pinapatawag ko pa, do you want to go out of the city? Gusto mong pumunta ng Maynila? Maganda ang buhay doon. Doon ka na lang gusto mo? E di yung hindi naniwala, e di patay. Anong pag-uusapan natin diyan?” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
6. He will use the police, military to crack down on drug lords.
““Ang sabi ko sa military pati police (I told the military and police), only criminals, drug-related offenses, I will tell the police and military, ‘Go out and kill them.’ Period. Before you become a police, you have the situations where you can really kill. Of course, in the enforcement of the law, because it is really to overcome the resistance and if you find yourself in jeopardy of losing your life, shoot…Ako bahala (I will take care of it). Basta (Just) follow my orders and do it in accordance with the book. Huwag kayo lumabas doon (Don’t go beyond what the book says). No abuses. I have the best police force in the entire Philippines, talagang (really) behaved.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
7. The police, military will do their jobs because he will double their salaries.
““If gusto niyo talaga ako, ngayon taong ito after the election, doblado na ang suweldo ng pulis at militar…Tapos may bigas sila, araw-araw may pagkain, doblado ang suweldo, libre ang anak nila kindergarten hanggang high school, public school lang. Pag namatay sila, 3 years na suweldo matatanggap nila…Ngayon, ‘pag binigyan ko sila ng doble tapos sige pa rin nang hingi [ng kotong], [makes clucking sound to indicate gunshots].” – (Dagupan City, March 1, 2016)”
8. Allegations of his human rights violations are yet to be proven.
““[Leila de Lima] was the chairman of the Commission on Human rights. She was yacking for 3 years, why didn’t she file a case against me?” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
9. He has pro-poor programs.
““Ospital ng mayaman o mahirap (Hospitals whether for rich or poor), they will be required to put up a 10- or 20-bed facility sa mga taong hindi makabayad (for patients who can’t pay)…Kung mayaman ang ospital (If it’s a rich hospital) I will require 30 to 50 beds. Pagamot mo ‘yan, ako ang magbayad (Treat the patient, I will pay).” – (Dagupan City, March 2, 2016)”
10. His understanding of the roots of the Muslim Mindanao crisis.
“”When he said, ‘I will call all these people here Filipinos,’ what do you think was the reaction of the Moro peoples? So they fought and until now, they are fighting for their real identity…That is the problem of Mindanao which many do not understand. They are angry because the land of Mindanao, not even a small piece was given to them. All the logging concessions were mostly American, and now Filipino and Chinese businessmen. All the big pineapple plantations, banana plantations, multinationals. They keep on fighting and the poorest region is ARMM.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
11. His appeal for equal treatment of all regions in the face of Manila-centrism.
““Alam mo tayo, magkaiba ang tribo. May Tausug, Maranao, Tagalog, Bicolano, Ilocano. Alam mo magkaiba-iba ang dialect natin, magkaiba-iba ang kultura, even the idiosyncracies. But now what remains to hold us together is itong Philippine flag. The written manifestation of the flag is the Constitution. I hope that everybody would remain loyal to that flag kasi pag hindi, you start to fuck it, gagamitin niyo ‘yung pera at hayaan ninyo kami in our poverty there, ni wala kaming enough resources after giving all our money to you and you send us pittance at magulo, you leave to us a serious problem of maybe a fractured island.” – (Los Baños, March 11, 2016)”
12. Jokes about his rival presidential candidates.
““Si Mar [Roxas]. Kita mo nagmotor lang isang metro natumba kaagad. Kulubot kasi yung daan eh (Look at Mar Roxas. He fell down from his motorcycle after going just one meter because the path is wrinkled).” – (Lingayen, March 1, 2016)”
Pia Ranada
Maybe some of the above given context from the president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s words would become part of his inaugural speech on June 30.
If you’re student and looking for reference of Duterte’s inauguration speech for your reaction paper, you are free to read some of this elements or key points that Pia Ranada wrote for Rappler website.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of Duterte’s transition team, Peter Laviña said, “He (Duterte) wants it to be simple so we can’t hold it in a big place like the Quirino Grandstand. It can be inside Malacañang Palace. The number of invited people will be limited. It will be a simple oath-taking and maybe an inaugural speech and oath-taking of members of the Cabinet and immediately, everyone goes to work.”
“Maybe there will be no inaugural dinner and ball that usually accompany inaugurations. It will depend on the discussions of the inaugural committee,” he added.
What do you think will be the context of his inauguration speech? Please point your thoughts below.
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