Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (FILE PHOTO)
OAS, Albay, Philippines 鈥� Manila Mayor Francisco 鈥淚sko Moreno鈥� Domagoso on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte should not be blamed for the country鈥檚 current state of affairs, describing his presidency as imperfect but better than his predecessors.
鈥淭he problem today is not his doing alone. It鈥檚 because of this pandemic,鈥� the Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer told reporters here, noting that: 鈥淥ur economy did improve before the pandemic, and that鈥檚 the truth. In fairness, we have to give it to [Duterte].鈥�
Domagoso told reporters he considered Duterte鈥檚 administration to be flawed but an improvement on his predecessors.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not a perfect presidency, in fact, any president for that matter, and there鈥檚 no perfect situation 鈥� [But] I think it鈥檚 better, in all fairness,鈥� he said.
Only moments earlier, the mayor was singing a different tune as he addressed residents of this an hour鈥檚 drive from Legazpi City, the last of his three-day tour of Bicol Region.
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