I guess u mean "elitist", not elite! He is, at the same time elitist and populist!
In politics, be a populist leader does not usually mean that the person cares for the people! The populist will say that he cares for the people but in reality, it is just a way for him to obtain the support of gullible people.
One can be a populist president and elitist at the same time. duterte is one of them! He is faking his interest for people while cuddling his rich billionaire friends like quiboloy or dennys uy or bong go...
He is just an authoritarian president a.k.a a dictator!
Here is an excellent article from the BBC
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"In his book The Global Rise of Populism, Dr Moffitt argues that there are other traits associated with the typical populist leader.
One is "bad manners", or behaving in a way that's not typical of politicians - a tactic employed by President Trump and the Philippines' President Duterte.
The other, he says, is "perpetuating a state of crisis" - and always seeming to be on the offensive.
"A populist leader who gets into power is 'forced' to be in a permanent campaign to convince his people that he is not establishment - and never will be," according to Prof Nadia Urbinati from Columbia University.
Another common thread among populist leaders is they tend to dislike the "complicated democratic systems" of modern government - preferring direct democracy like referendums instead, according to Prof Bull.
That also ties in to its links to authoritarianism, he argues - a lack of trust in the established system gives rise to "strongman" leaders.
"Ultimately, the leader makes the decision in a way that just isn't possible in traditional democracies," he says.