it's simple. personally the president doesn't like porn very much so he bans it.
here where i live the pm loves football so much he keeps building empty stadiums instead of hospitals / schools etc. you know, what the nation could really use. there was even a train line built between his hometown and an other town because he likes trains. there are many days when it operated with ZERO passengers but it had to be built because he likes it very much.
apparently any country heading towards illiberalism will end up being a playground of one person and his/her whims. this philippines porn ban is a good example
