Chapter 415: The Iron-Fisted Mayor
Seeing that the two of them were arguing, Sha Keru hurriedly said, "Two, two, let's drink, drink, don't talk about this." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" (Actually, this argument is an argument I had with a group member in the group yesterday, and I support capable corrupt officials.) )
Although Shakru pressed the argument, he had a strong interest in this iron-fisted mayor, so he planned to go to the Philippines to see it in person, so he explained the various departments below, and then flew to the Philippines.
As soon as he got off the plane, Davao City left a good first impression on him, because this Davao International Airport is really very beautiful, even better than the airport in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
After leaving the airport and getting into the taxi, Shakru chatted with the taxi driver, and when the driver learned that Shakru was interested in their mayor, the driver smiled and asked, "Sir, why don't I take you somewhere, the mayor is very likely to be there at this time." ”
"Oh? You even know the mayor's whereabouts, what a great power. ”
The driver said with some disapproval: "What's so powerful about this, almost all Davao people know that Mr. Mayor likes to have lunch there, and sometimes if there is something to report to the mayor, we will go there directly to find him." ”
"Eh, there's a Duterte tea restaurant here, and this owner really has the guts." Shakru said in surprise as he pointed to a restaurant outside the window.
The driver still said disapprerovingly: "It's very common, there are many shops in Davao that are named after Mr. Mayor." ”
"And Mayor Duterte doesn't mind?" Shakru asked with some curiosity.
"Of course I don't mind, and he even came to cut the ribbon." The driver shook his head and replied.
"By the way, is there any preferential treatment for naming the store like this?" Shakru tries to understand it from another angle.
"No, there won't be any preferential treatment, it's purely because the citizens love the mayor so they use his name, and even if such a store does something that harms customers, everyone will reprimand and be sorry for the name of Mr. Mayor."
Then he went on to tell some interesting facts about the mayor, saying that when he had just become mayor and the law and order in Davao City was still chaotic, he would often ride his motorcycle or find a taxi to wander the streets, and if he found any irregularities or dissatisfaction, he would deal with it himself. Even if you find that the road that was originally very congested suddenly smooth, and the cars are all in order, you must be standing in the middle of the road with your waist crossed when you walk over.
The second is that the mayor's methods are extremely tough. The mayor is said to have forced South Korean tourists to eat cigarette butts because they smoke in public places, while Davao is a city-wide smoker. Of course, there are even more tough ones, such as the legend that the mayor has his own firing squad that will "extrajudicially enforce the law", and the legend that he has executed more than 1,700 people.
Finally, it was the mayor who established the 911 system, making Davao City the third city in the world and the first in the Philippines to have a 911 system. DaWo has set up a public security control center with municipal funds and social funding, which has many functions such as anti-terrorism, public security, firefighting, transportation, and emergency rescue. The best thing is that there is a fee to call the hospital ambulance, and the ambulance at the 911 center is free, so when the city is so safe, the 911 hotline receives calls mainly for patients in need of emergency assistance.
Hearing this, Shakru was a little silent, it seems that the city has really been branded by Duterte and has become his home completely.
Just as Shakru was thinking nonsense, the driver suddenly stopped the car, pointed to a shop opposite, and said, "Well, that's where Mr. Mayor often comes to lunch." ”
When Shakru looked up, he immediately became a little angry, because what he saw was a roadside stall with only a pergola and no formal storefront, so he said to the driver unhappily: "Are you sure you are driving in the wrong place?" ”
The driver probably understood what Shakru meant, and quickly explained: "Sir, don't get me wrong, I didn't lie to you, our mayor, Mr. really likes to come here for lunch." As he spoke, he suddenly pointed to the tall man sitting in a position at the back of the shop and said, "Look, isn't that Mr. Mayor?" ”
Shakru followed his fingers and found a man who looked very similar to Duterte in the newspaper, sitting under a fan and munching on a Filipino snack known locally as "Adobo."
Probably to verify that he was not lying, the taxi driver walked directly to Duterte with Shakru and said to him: "Mr. Mayor, this guest from India wants to find you, so I sent him here." ”
Duterte stood up and said to Shakru: "Hello, I'm Rodrigo Duterte, Mayor of Davao City, who are you?" ”
"Oh, I'm Shakru Pandit, an Indian pharmacist, this is my business card, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mayor Duterte, you're definitely the most people-friendly Mr. Mayor I've ever met." As he spoke, Shakru handed over his business card.
Duterte glanced at the business card, and then immediately laughed and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Pandit, the owner of the Ganges Pharmaceutical Factory, I can guarantee that your name must be much louder than my little mayor, and I don't know how many men in the world are secretly thanking you." ”
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before Duterte asked, "Mr. Pandit, are you here to Davao for tourism or do you want to invest?" ”
Shakru pondered for a moment, and then replied: "I would like to investigate the investment environment here, and if the conditions are satisfactory to me, I plan to open a branch of the Ganges Pharmaceutical Factory here." ”
Duterte patted his chest and said: "Mr. Pandit, don't worry, I don't dare to say anything else, at least in the Philippines, there is no city with a better investment environment than our Davao, here, no matter what problems arise, you can come to me directly, I promise to solve it for you within a day." Then he changed his mind and said, "But you also have to meet our investment conditions here." (To be continued.) )