@Sardaukar20 bro some members here may not like my comment and I will apologized in advance, But Duterte ain't like LKY,
he is bigger, lets compare their career since Singapore is a City State its better to start when Duterte is mayor of Davao. When the British left Singapore, it had a major port so LKY had an asset to rely on, while Davao a backwater municipality is a killing field and no assets who in her right mind will invest there. Singapore during those day had well established institution, while Davao had none (police and judges are being killed in broad daylight) . both had the same ethnic and religious problem and Davao is way bigger than Singapore with more people. Both are lawyers with LKY having studied abroad maybe more savvy, their approaches are the same but Duterte need to show leadership and become a strongman cause his problem is way bigger. You need to have peace and order first to be able to achieve economic prosperity and he had his hand dirty precisely to achieve that. LKY is more refine and the press loves him, Duterte speak his mind without the care of the world and he use cursed language to make his point. LKY is strict and aloft while Duterte the punisher is also strict but had empathy with people. So I maybe biased but I rest my case, Duterte respect LKY cause he is a great man but he idolized MAO and Deng more cause the situation they are in at that time are similar. Ohh and one more thing LKY is building a city state while Duterte is building a nation, which one is difficult I leave it for you to decide.
Well you forgot to mention that Phillipine in 1950's an 1960's is the richest and stable SEA states while Singapore is dirt poor. Then Singapore was kicked out from Malaysia federation with LKY cry in public. With no hinterland and no market what are you going to do?. While at the same time the British left depriving Singapore her largest employer since British basing provide the largest jobs. At the same tine Singapore face mortal danger because of Indonesia "konfrontasi politic" They actually send 2 marine to plant bomb at orchard road. Then you get communal strife in Malaysia when the Malay hacked and killed the Chinese causing demand for revenge in Singapore.
I think the difference is leadership Singapore is blessed with capable and honest leadership LKY is not the only one. I doubt he alone will make the difference He galvanize, cajole and plead with the population but His team did the job. Principle among them in Dr Goh Keng Swee people outside Singapore and Malaysia does not know him But he is the genius behind Singapore miracle . He created the institution that enable Singapore to achieve prosperity. Born in Melacca from peranakan family he does not speak Chinese at all not even dialect.
But he has brilliant mind send to London to study economic he excel at school and got his Phd . There he met LKY and Toh Chin Chye another peranakan. Returning to Singapore he went to work for ministry of social welfare and was tasked to study poverty in Singapore. He did field study and was aghast at poverty in Singapore he see 6 or 7 people live in small room. He said British did poor job and did nothing to alleviate poverty. He vowed he will built a prosperous Singapore. But he soon realize without political independence nothing he could do. So together with LKY and Toh Chin Chye they form PAP But they are minnow compare to Communist at that time who has superb organization and won the loyalty of majority of Chinese. So they did cooperate with the communist at the beginning and learning how they built their organization. But the communist make a mistake by organizing riot and prompting a hard crack down by then chief minister Lim Yew Hock another peranakan.
But he lost the trust of Chinese majority because of his hard crack down on the communist. Giving LKY and PAP opening and finally won the election.
Dr Goh then did his work He first built the port and Jurong industrial estate, He created MAS monetary authority of Singapore with Hon Sui Sen a Penang peranakan, He founded the army and instituted the military service for every Singapore, together with Lim Kim San another peranakan
he founded the HDB that built cheap house for poor Singapore.
Dr Goh built every institution you see in Singapore today. He retired from politic but that is not the end of his career . IN 1985 he was asked by Chinese government to help with reform and opening up He went to China and spend the next 7 years there together with his old team that built Singapore. He instrumental and forming the frame work for SEZ that become the template for country wide reform in China
His only blemish is personal life he divorces his wife and married his assistant! He died in 2010
Just like in Malaysia and Singapore, Phillipine the ruling class in those countries are Mestizo but unlike in Phillipine the mestizo still retain much of their Confucian principle for working for the benefit of the people and live the life of true Confucian scholar and official
, you're wrong we loved and dream of Russian woman than American girls....LOL