Part of the act: If you don’t know how to entertain, get out of politics – Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte is surprised why some people are making a big fuss about him kissing a Filipina during a speaking engagement in South Korea.

While other politikos choose to kiss babies or sing and dance to entertain the crowd, Duterte said that kissing old and young women was his preferred weapon of choice to win the crowd.

“The showbiz part of my life has been there for a long time. In Davao there were many women. So I’d ask who wants some. And if someone does, I’ll give it but we will kiss in return. Then I would give you the option to kiss me on the lips or on the cheeks. The younger ones mostly choose to give a smack. For the older ones, I would try to avoid it a little. That’s showbiz,” he said in a speech in Cebu.

Duterte said he should not be faulted for trying to give his audience something to laugh or cheer about because it was part of his politiko act.

“If you’re a politician and you don’t know how to entertain your audience, then you do not belong there,” he added.