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Rais Mteule wa Ufilipino, Rodrigo Duterte aliyepewa jina la utani la ‘Digong’, anayejiandaa kuapishwa mapema mwezi ujao amegoma kuishi katika Ikulu ya nchi hiyo akidai kuwa kuna mizimu.
Rais huyo mteule ambaye tangu alipotangazwa kuingia madarakani ameshawashangaza wengi kwa uamuzi wake hasa wa kukataa maisha ya kifahari ya urais ikiwa ni pamoja na kudai atauza ndege ya kifahari yenye hadhi ya Rais na kununua magari ya huduma za dharura nchini kwake, ametoa msimamo wa kutoishi Ikulu alipozungumza na waandishi wa habari hivi karibuni.
Amesema kuwa alikuwa kuwa aliwahi kuwa katika Ikulu hiyo maarufu kama ‘Malacañang’ alipokuwa msaidizi wa Rais aliyepita na kwamba alikuwa akiona mizimu na mashetani mengi.
“Nilikuwa nikimfanyia kazi Rais Gloria Arroyo, kama mshauri wa kitaalam wa masuala ya sheria, siku moja aliniita majira ya saa nane usiku. Nilipelekwa katika eneo la kupumzika lenye michoro ya marais waliopita wakati nikimsubiri avae. Marais [kwenye michoro]walikuwa kwenye mapozi tofauti lakini wote walikuwa wakiangalia mbele. Upepo ulikuwa ukivuma. Lakini kila nilipokuwa nikiangalia picha wote walikuwa wakiniangalia mimi,” alisema.
Alieleza kuwa alianza kuona mauzauza usiku huo na kushindwa kuendelea kumsubiri Rais na badala yake aliondoka. “Put—ng ina. Lalabas ako dito. (Son of a bitch, I’m out of here). Nabuang na ni (It’s crazy),” alieleza kwa kifilipino na kutafsiriwa kwa kiingeza.
Duterte alikuwa Meya wa jiji la Davao kwa zaidi ya miaka 10, na sasa anatarajia kuapishwa kuwa Rais wa nchi hiyo baada ya kushinda uchaguzi uliofanyika mwezi huu.
Alisema baada ya kuapishwa, angependa akaishi eneo lingine nyumbani kwake kama wafanyavyo watu wengine
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The new president of the Philippines - who is dubbed 'Duterte Harry' because of his crime-busting, maverick style - has refused to live in the country's presidential palace.
The Malacanang Palace in Manila was built in 1750 and has been the home of Filipino presidents ever since the country became independent in 1945.
But Rodrigo Duterte told reporters this week he would not live there and explained why: 'There are many ghosts there.'
The palace's most notorious residents were dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda, who lived there from 1965 until they were ousted by 'People Power' in 1986.
During their rule many political dissidents and coup plotters were allegedly tortured and murdered in what was known as The Black Room.
But the Marcoses themselves also claimed to have been haunted by the ghosts of two former presidents, Manuel Quezon and Manuel Roxas.
Marcos's daughter Imee once saw Quezon's ghost in the presidential study.
The palace is also reportedly haunted by the ghost of a presidential valet.
Duterte even told the press of his own ghostly encounter at the palace when he was working as a consultant for President Gloria Arroyo 15 years ago.
Duterte, who is known as The Punisher because of his tough record on tackling criminals, told Rappler: 'She once called me around 2 am.
'I was brought to a sitting area with paintings of the presidents, while I waited for her to dress up.
'The presidents were in different poses, but they were all looking in front. The wind blew or maybe the aircon was on full blast. When I looked again, they were all looking at me. Son of a bitch, I'm out of here. It's crazy.'
The Philippines government's own website has a whole page devoted to ghostly phenomena at the palace.
One tale refers to an American chaplain, known as Father Brown, whose ghost is variously described as benevolent or malicious.
He was supposedly executed by the Japanese at the palace while during their World War II occupation of the islands.
Duterte said he still planned to work out of the palace but said he was looking into the possibility of living in the nearby Arlegui mansion, which was used by President Cory Aquino and her successor, Fidel Ramos in the 1990s.
Duterte, who was Mayor of Davao in the southern island of Mindanao, says he also plans to sell the 'obscene' presidential yacht and converting the president's fleet of aircraft into emergency vehicles.
'I will travel using commercial aircraft,' he promised.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Rais huyo mteule ambaye tangu alipotangazwa kuingia madarakani ameshawashangaza wengi kwa uamuzi wake hasa wa kukataa maisha ya kifahari ya urais ikiwa ni pamoja na kudai atauza ndege ya kifahari yenye hadhi ya Rais na kununua magari ya huduma za dharura nchini kwake, ametoa msimamo wa kutoishi Ikulu alipozungumza na waandishi wa habari hivi karibuni.
Amesema kuwa alikuwa kuwa aliwahi kuwa katika Ikulu hiyo maarufu kama ‘Malacañang’ alipokuwa msaidizi wa Rais aliyepita na kwamba alikuwa akiona mizimu na mashetani mengi.
“Nilikuwa nikimfanyia kazi Rais Gloria Arroyo, kama mshauri wa kitaalam wa masuala ya sheria, siku moja aliniita majira ya saa nane usiku. Nilipelekwa katika eneo la kupumzika lenye michoro ya marais waliopita wakati nikimsubiri avae. Marais [kwenye michoro]walikuwa kwenye mapozi tofauti lakini wote walikuwa wakiangalia mbele. Upepo ulikuwa ukivuma. Lakini kila nilipokuwa nikiangalia picha wote walikuwa wakiniangalia mimi,” alisema.
Alieleza kuwa alianza kuona mauzauza usiku huo na kushindwa kuendelea kumsubiri Rais na badala yake aliondoka. “Put—ng ina. Lalabas ako dito. (Son of a bitch, I’m out of here). Nabuang na ni (It’s crazy),” alieleza kwa kifilipino na kutafsiriwa kwa kiingeza.
Duterte alikuwa Meya wa jiji la Davao kwa zaidi ya miaka 10, na sasa anatarajia kuapishwa kuwa Rais wa nchi hiyo baada ya kushinda uchaguzi uliofanyika mwezi huu.
Alisema baada ya kuapishwa, angependa akaishi eneo lingine nyumbani kwake kama wafanyavyo watu wengine
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The new president of the Philippines - who is dubbed 'Duterte Harry' because of his crime-busting, maverick style - has refused to live in the country's presidential palace.
The Malacanang Palace in Manila was built in 1750 and has been the home of Filipino presidents ever since the country became independent in 1945.
But Rodrigo Duterte told reporters this week he would not live there and explained why: 'There are many ghosts there.'
The palace's most notorious residents were dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda, who lived there from 1965 until they were ousted by 'People Power' in 1986.
During their rule many political dissidents and coup plotters were allegedly tortured and murdered in what was known as The Black Room.
But the Marcoses themselves also claimed to have been haunted by the ghosts of two former presidents, Manuel Quezon and Manuel Roxas.
Marcos's daughter Imee once saw Quezon's ghost in the presidential study.
The palace is also reportedly haunted by the ghost of a presidential valet.
Duterte even told the press of his own ghostly encounter at the palace when he was working as a consultant for President Gloria Arroyo 15 years ago.
Duterte, who is known as The Punisher because of his tough record on tackling criminals, told Rappler: 'She once called me around 2 am.
'I was brought to a sitting area with paintings of the presidents, while I waited for her to dress up.
'The presidents were in different poses, but they were all looking in front. The wind blew or maybe the aircon was on full blast. When I looked again, they were all looking at me. Son of a bitch, I'm out of here. It's crazy.'
The Philippines government's own website has a whole page devoted to ghostly phenomena at the palace.
One tale refers to an American chaplain, known as Father Brown, whose ghost is variously described as benevolent or malicious.
He was supposedly executed by the Japanese at the palace while during their World War II occupation of the islands.
Duterte said he still planned to work out of the palace but said he was looking into the possibility of living in the nearby Arlegui mansion, which was used by President Cory Aquino and her successor, Fidel Ramos in the 1990s.
Duterte, who was Mayor of Davao in the southern island of Mindanao, says he also plans to sell the 'obscene' presidential yacht and converting the president's fleet of aircraft into emergency vehicles.
'I will travel using commercial aircraft,' he promised.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
