When will Filipinos vote wisely?

Transposing some of Richard Heydarian’s ending words in “Duterte: The question of succession” (Opinion, 7/28/20), I could somehow reframe his final point to this effect: “The coming months state that decisive crisis-management capital is under public scrutiny that will factor in Mr. Duterte’s withering political shape post-2022.”

Not to sound too supercilious, but could the supermajority of Filipinos just quit messing around and stop putting narcissistic, knuckle-brained weaklings in the highest seat of the land? Both usually turn out privately motivated despite the “public service” tag that goes with the position.

When will voter maturity successfully set in?

Joseph Roman G. Aragones
jrgaragones@gmail.com