By Manny Pinol
The thoughts of Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte on the critical issues in governance and the Philippine society today which I am sharing with the readers of this page in a series of articles every Sunday will now be published in a book.
The book titled “The Mind of Rody Duterte” will be in fold-coat cover and white book paper pages which will include about 20 full-color photos related to the articles.
The book will be off the press mid-March of 2015.
It will be printed by Cortess Printing of Davao City and will be the second project of the Friends of Rody Duterte which recently conducted a successful Golf for Fun tournament in the Davao City Golf Club.
My decision to write the book came following the tremendous readership recorded by Facebook of the articles I posted in this page under the “The Mind of Rody Duterte” series.
Last week, my post on the subject of leadership titled “I AM NOT A MESSIAH, I AM THE GARBAGEMAN,” was accessed by almost 2.3-million people.
This week’s post “LESSONS FROM FATHER AND MOTHER
MOLDED RODY DUTERTE’S CHARACTER” which was posted only last Sunday already has almost 240,000 readers.
Last night, during a dinner hosted by religious leader Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy in his KJC Compound in Davao City, I informed Mayor Duterte of my plan to write the book.
Consistent with his character, Duterte neither said “Yes” nor “No.” He just smiled and I understood that to mean that he was not opposed to the idea.
The book is expected to be off the press March this year and will be launched in time with the Kadayawan Festivities in Davao City, an annual festival which showcases the city and its people.
Among the topics to be discussed in the book are:
1. The Making of Rody Duterte
2. The Accidental Politician
4. On Practical Governance
5. On Corruption in Government and Private Sector
6. Confronting the Drugs Menace
7. Pushing the Slow Wheels of Justice
8. Reforming the National Police
9. Correcting the Bureau of Corrections
7. Solving the Bangsamoro Problem
8. Ending the 46-year-old the Communist Insurgency
9. The China Dilemma
10. Agricultural Productivity and the Environment
The book will be up for sale right after the launching and Filipinos living abroad who would like to buy copies of “The Mind of Rody Duterte” could order online or through PayPal
While the proceeds from the sale of the book will be used in the information advocacy for Rody Duterte, it will be made affordable so that many Filipinos could buy a copy.
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