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| Taken during Marinduque visit. Photo: Toby Jamilla |
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte got
compliments from at least three Catholic bishops on Wednesday when they
described him as a simple person.
In a radio interview, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao
particularly lauded Duterte’s frugal inauguration at the Macalañang when he
takes oath as president on June 30.
“I am happy about the simple inauguration. We need to be
simple even in our way of life. Simplicity, an important value that we have to
promote,” Ongtioco told Radio Veritas.
According to him, simplicity is one of the characters needed
by a great leader.
“Simplicity, an important value that we have to promote,” he
added.
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| Duterte and the 3 bishops. Photo credit: Today in Manila |
Bishops Antonio Maralit of Boac and Pedro Arigo of Puetro
Princesa said Duterte’s simplicity offers a good example to Filipinos and
fosters solidarity with the poor.
Duterte’s transition team earlier said the inauguration will
be just short and simple with only around 600 invited guests.
Breaking several inauguration traditions, it will be held
this time at the palace’s Rizal ceremonial hall instead of the Quirino
grandstand to avoid causing traffic jams or inconvenience to ordinary people.
(CBCPNews)
