Last I checked he hadn’t managed to install his son as his successor yet, that’s less than Lee did.
When he became Mayor of Davao, you can't even get out in the night. It was really dangerous. He cleaned it up. There were drug pushers on the streets and robbery and stabbing every night. Now it's one of the safest. He banned smoking in public. Now no one smokes in public. He still has his three bedroom house in Davao. Simple house. He is not corrupt. He is on record saying that he doesn't want any of his children running for President.
He is a man of the street. He is most popular outside of Manila and the big cities.
He has banned any official in the government from cursing in public. He said only he is allowed to curse.
He is fairly educated and was a prosecutor for a long time. He is very tolerant as far as religion is concerned. He made Islamic holidays mandatory in Mindanano. He calls it as he sees it.
That said I feel he is just waiting to get out. He is sick and old and just wants to get back home and relax and ride his motorcycle.
Don't believe the western narrative of jailing reporters. No reporter has been jailed by him. His most vitriolic critics are still around and saying what they want to say. The biggest news outlets are owned by the opposition.