(Opinion) Duterte Faces Hard Choice Mending Ties with China and Keeping Alliance with the U.S.
2016-05-18 08:53:45 source：China-US Focus
By Rommel C. Banlaoi
May 16, 2016
"For more than twenty years, Duterte served as an effective mayor of Davao City, previously known as the hotbed of communist insurgency and the epicenter of criminality in Mindanao, particularly for crimes like kidnap-for-ransom and illicit drug trade. Today, Davao City is one of the safest cities in the Philippines with a growing local economy. In fact, Davao City is currently the richest city in the Philippines outside of the metro Manila area.
As a local manager, Duterte received the excellent reputation as a champion mayor. He pursued many innovations in local governance that made Davao City the commercial and trading hub of Mindanao, a very rich island in terms of labor force and natural resources, particularly minerals like gold, iron ore, manganese, and even uranium."
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