War on illegal drugs will continue – Duterte
By Genalyn D. Kabiling, Antonio L. Colina IV, and Elena L. Aben The government’s war on illegal drugs will continue no matter how many congressional inquiries will be conducted to discredit his campaign, President Duterte declared on Monday night. The President said he is even prepared to defend his war on drugs from the “idiotic view” of local and foreign critics who undermine the safety of the Filipinos from drug lords and dealers. Duterte, despite criticisms from the international community, emphasized that it’s his duty to “threaten to kill the criminals.” “Is there a law that will stop me from threatening the criminals? There is no law. It is, as a matter of fact, my duty to threaten criminals,” he said Monday night at the Matina Enclaves. The president also dared his critics to look at the crime statistics of the previous administration. “Drugs – it will continue. I don’t [...]