Davao mayor
punches sheriff
over demolition of shanties
2:22 pm | Friday, July 1st, 2011DAVAO CITY, Philippines—An incensed Mayor Sara Duterte punched, not once, but thrice, a sheriff who insisted on demolishing shanties in Agdao district here Friday morning.
Duterte rushed to Agdao when she was informed that Sheriff Abe Andres was about to tear down shanties inside a compound, where some 217 families had been allegedly living illegally.
Duterte had asked Andres to defer the demolition for two hours while she negotiated with the angry residents, who were ready to confront the demolition team with bladed weapons and hard objects, but he refused.
“I was only asking for two hours. Two hours. Why can’t you give that to us? Why do you insist on serving the notice? Do you think the residents will just allow you to demolish their houses—without them giving out a fight?” Duterte said.
Andres did not issue any statement.
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(Newser) – This lesson in diplomacy is hot on BuzzFeed: A female mayor in the Philippines city of Davao City punched out a sheriff in front of TV cameras. Mayor Sara Duterte was incensed that the sheriff insisted on demolishing a shantytown despite her request for a two-hour delay. (Fittingly, she wanted the time to keep tensions among residents. from exploding.) Duterte is taking a five-day leave while the government investigates her takedown, reports ABS-CBN News. Click here for more.
Here's video of the incident. Fists start flying about the 39-second mark.
(YouTube)
