Duterte: My work at 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳 starts at 1 p.m.

By: Julliane Love De Jesus - 9 years ago

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. 聽AFP FILE PHOTO

DAVAO CITY, Philippines 鈥� 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳 employees won鈥檛 have to get up too early as their incoming boss鈥擯resident-elect Rodrigo Duterte鈥攚ill start his day at 1 o鈥檆lock in the afternoon.

鈥淚 would like to announce that my day starts at 1 p.m. I will be working straight from 1 p.m. even if you want until 12 a.m.,鈥� Duterte told reporters in his usual midnight briefing at an hotel here in Davao City on Saturday.

Duterte said he does not care whether his schedule would have an impact on government and corporate offices, which have business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 care about your 8 a.m.-5 p.m. schedule. I鈥檒l be sleeping by then. How can you make me work?鈥� he said in Filipino.

Duterte said he wants to pore over the several documents in his study room, which could take him until midnight, before he signs them on behalf of the entire country.

鈥淯nlike others, I don鈥檛 like to sign them unless I know what I鈥檓 signing about. It would take time,鈥� he said.

Daily travel to Davao聽

Another factor would be his plan to commute back and forth from Manila to Davao City every day until he has adjusted to living in 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳.

Duterte said he will take the last commercial flight, which is usually scheduled for 9 p.m., back to Davao City from Manila every day. Then he would take the 8 a.m. flight back to Manila the next day.

鈥淢y bed is here. My room is here. My home is my comfort zone. It鈥檚 important that I can sleep and take a shower comfortably,鈥� the Davao City mayor said.
For the government not to spend too much on his travels, Duterte said he would not bring his security escorts with him, only his executive assistant Bong Go and another person.

Ghosts in 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳

Duterte, who has served as a mayor of this city for over two decades, said he was also not comfortable living in 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳 Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines.

Why? Because Duterte said he has a 鈥減rejudice鈥� against 惭补濒补肠补帽补苍驳.

鈥淎sk Imee Marcos. I spoke to her. She was here the other night. There are really ghosts there. I asked her, 鈥楬ow many did you see?鈥� She said 鈥榝ive,鈥欌€� he said in jest.

Asked why he met with the Ilocos Norte Governor, Duterte said Marcos paid him a visit while she was in the province to attend a social commitment.

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