"All is know he is very strict and he is bent on enforcing the laws of the land. He's a lawyer and he knows his limits," Esperon said.
Esperon, former chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, also does not see Duterte arrogating power to himself, citing the President's push for the shift from presidential to a federal system of government.
Sa ilalim ng pederal na setup, ang sentral na pamahalaan ay magiging limitado sa isang ilang mga kapangyarihan tulad ng pagpapanatili ng batas at kaayusan at ang iba pang mga tungkulin ay devolved sa mga pederal na mga estado.
"Why would he go for federalism which breaks up the country into several federal states? Is that what you call authoritarianism?" Esperon asked.
"He will not go for it. So do we call him a constitutional dictator or do we call him a forceful law enforcer, enforcer of the laws of the land, enforcer against criminality, enforcer against illegal drugs, enforcer against corruption, enforcer for good governance? Be the judge," he added.
Duterte ay lantaran pinuri ang dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, na pinasiyahan ang bansa para sa 20 taon kabilang ang halos isang dekada ng Martial Law, na kung saan ang dating lider ipinahayag umano stem kawalan ng batas at ang banta ng isang komunista.
Marcos' critics, however, said he used his vast powers to clamp down on political foes and activists and accumulate billions of dollars in ill-gotten wealth.
Duterte had promised he would not follow Marcos' lead, saying in a press conference on August 31 that his late mother, Soledad, was part of the anti-dictatorship movement.
Duterte, however, is bent on giving Marcos a place at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, triggering a flurry of petitions from various groups seeking to block the plan before the Supreme Court.
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