Many people prepared for a 45-minute speech knowing all this time that it was going to be more than that. For the next couple of hours people stayed glued to TV, radio, cell phones listening to President Duterte. President Duterte played his role fully well – that of Parens Patriae, or Father to the Nation. The President also wrapped up his speech beautifully – by invoking God’s loving protection as the country journeys with him. I always like to repeat the fact that no other president invoked the name of God in everything he does.