President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during a press conference after the inspection of shabu laboratory at Barangay Lacquios in Arayat, Pampanga. INQUIRER PHOTO / JOAN BONDOC
Excerpts from President Duterte’s arrival speech at Davao International Airport on Sept. 30
“YOU’RE portrayed or pictured to be some … a cousin of Hitler. And you do not even bother to find out, to investigate if … Imagine that, I will be facing even in the international court for genocide. Hindi ba naman kabalbagan ang mga-
“Ikaw … Presidente ka tapos ganonin ka? It was of course all right when I was mayor. Because then, that would be about just a miniscule of the affairs of the humanity in this planet. But when I am the President and the tirades get, you know, bitter and stupid, you put all the Filipinos, especially outside, you put them to shame.
“OK lang sa akin. Sanay ako sa politika eh. Eh lahat ng kababuyan dumating na sa aking buhay. Pero itong mga ganito … Ako, look. Kayong US, EU, you can call me anything. But I was never into or I am never into hypocrisy like you.
“Close your doors, it’s wintertime. There are migrants escaping from the Middle East. You allow them to rot and then you’re worried about the death of about 1,000, 2,000, 3,000?
“Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now there is 3 million, there’s a 3 million drug addicts, there are. I’d be happy to slaughter them. At least if Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have you know my victims I would like to be all criminals to finish the problem of my country and save the next generation from perdition. Salamat.”
Source: Presidential Communications Office, Presidential News Desk
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