MANILA - If there's one word to describe presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte, veteran actress Dawn Zulueta said it would be "astute."

The word means a person who has or have shown "an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage," according to the Oxford Dictionary.

With Duterte's landslide victory in the presidential race despite a controversy-laden campaign, one would be hard-pressed to argue against Zulueta in her choice of word.

Zulueta, one of the stars of the upcoming Star Cinema film "Love Me Tomorrow," said this during the "Fast Talk" segment of the late night talk show "Tonight with Boy Abunda" on Thursday.

She also described Duterte as a "friend."

In an earlier interview with ABS-CBN News, Zulueta said that she is throwing her full support behind Duterte. She reasoned that she has personally witnessed what the tough-talking mayor has done and can do, citing her experience while living in Davao.

"Ako, naging maganda ang experience ko living in Davao. I love it there. It is so peaceful. The peace and order is really fantastic, malinis. Makikita mo talaga 'yung displina maski ng mga tao,” she said.

"I guess 'yung pag-manage talaga ni Mayor (Duterte) sa city, lahat ng mga tao talaga, meron talaga silang respeto para sa kanya because they follow the rules. Because of his landslide victory, maraming talagang bumoto sa kanya, maraming nagmamahal, I’d like to think na lahat iyan gugustuhin din talaga suportahan siya,” she added.

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