You may have heard Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte singing for US President Donald Trump during a recent dinner in Manila.
Now, watch the controversial Filipino leader dance.
Despite his unconventional ways and foul mouth, Duterte has found legions of ardent fans among Filipinos, who are also his fiercest defenders on social media.
In this video, taken in 2015, five young Americans who visited Davao convinced the then-Mayor to show his moves for the "Hey Joe" show, which has 1 million followers on Facebook.
Duterte readily obliged.
On another occasion, Duterte was seen dancing "Budots" (see below) with young local people at a park in his native Davao City.
His strongman and spartan ways have also endeared Duterte to the people: he shuns formalities, unfraid to be seen wearing the same simple shirt on different occasions, and rolls up his 'Barong Tagalog', loosens his ties, and has been seen chewing a gum.
Duterte, known for his sometimes self-deprecating jokes, is least bothered by the tags used by the mainstream media.
Rights groups have issued strong statements against Duterte's drugs war, which has seen police and suspected vigilantes kill thousands of people.
In July, a year into his term, Duterte remained extremely popular, enjoying up to 86 per cent approval and trust ratings among Filipinos — a spike from 78 per in March, according to pollsters.
In October, however, Duterte's approval net approval rating tumbled to 48 per cent, the biggest drop during his 16 months in office.
He then sacked his spokesperson, a former pastor, and appointed a tough-talking rights lawyer, Congressman Harry Roque, because, he said: "We talk the
WHAT IS BUDOTS?
Michael Jackson taught us the "Moonwalk" and South Korea's Psy gave us “Gangnam Style”. The people of Davao, the hometown of President Duterte, have “Budots”.
The term "Budots" is the slang for “tambay” — people with no jobs or permanent jobs. The dance was branded as such because the folks who started it are “tambays” in a small barangay (or village) in Davao City.
“Budots” is a fusion of a tribal dance and the Filipino's imagination that gave it a modern twist, according to blogger Henny Pepper.
