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Manila Bulletin devider devider Duterte is one of Forbes' 100 most powerful in the world

Duterte is one of Forbes' 100 most powerful in the world

Published May 9, 2018 02:46 pm
By Argyll Cyrus Geducos Forbes Magazine has named President Duterte one of the most powerful people in the world in 2018 , ranking 69th out of 75 and only a few days after he was named as a "strongman" by TIME Magazine. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) On its website, Forbes said the list selects one person out of every 100 million "whose actions mean the most." "This year's list comes at a time of rapid and profound change, and represents our best guess about who will matter in the year to come," Forbes said. Forbes took note of Duterte's victory in the 2016 polls which stemmed from his campaign promise to end criminality and illegal drugs. "Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016 on the strength of a campaign that promised execution of drug dealers and other criminals," the Forbes report said. "So far his war on crime has already resulted in the killing of thousands of people across the archipelago country," it added. Forbes also took note of Duterte's colorful language against his political enemies. "Duterte's raw and vulgar vocabulary keeps him in the headlines: he called Obama 'son of a whore' and has used homophobic slurs to describe opponents," it said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement, noted how Duterte acknowledged that the true source of power is the people. "The Presidency, in the mind of PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte), begins and ends with public trust where real power emanates," Roque said in a statement. According to the Palace official, Duterte, for almost two years, has served the people by promoting their interest and the interest of the Philippines first. "The anti-drug war, the pursuit of an independent foreign policy, the pro-poor policies and programs of the Duterte administration among others are reflective of the current government’s advancing the welfare of the greatest number of our countrymen," Roque said. Taking the top spot this year is Duterte's "good friend" Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi took the spot from Russian President Vladimir Putin who held the number one spot for four consecutive years. "The leader of the world's most populated country and second largest economy (GDP), Xi Jinping holds a firm grasp on China's only political party. In March, China's parliament amended its constitution, broadening Xi's power and scrapping term limits," Forbes said of Xi. Following Xi on the top of the list are Putin, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, North Korean President Kim Jong-un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Other personalities in the list are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda, Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, Google CEP Larry Page, and Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Islamic State self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi also made it to the list. ist.
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