Presidential communication this week was certainly confusing and unsettling for the uninitiated.

In remarks made before newly appointed government officials in Malacañang on Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte warned the nation that the military could stage a coup d’etat because of the continuing problems we face in corruption, illegal drugs, terrorism and rebellion.

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