Duterte says he fulfilled almost all of his promises

President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he fulfilled almost all of the promises he made to the Filipinos.

“My term is nearing its end, I can say with a little bit of pride, halos lahat na pinangako ko, natupad ko (almost all of the things I promised, I was able to fulfill),” the president said during the inauguration of 143 Social and Tourism Ports and the Zamboanga City Seaport Development Project.

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“Dito na lang sa peace and order…pero as long as there are men in this planet, there will always be misdeeds and wrongdoings committed by human being. Be that as it may, I tried my best. Di ko naman sabihin na ano, mukhang nakumpleto ko halos lahat ng pinangako ko sa taong bayan. Salamat,” (Aside from peace and order….it seems that I have completed the promises I made to the people. Thank you),” Duterte added.

In 2016, Duterte declared that the battle against drugs in the Philippines would be bloody if he became the president.

True to his words, at least 7,000 people have been killed during the police’s war on drugs based on police records.

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Philippine National Police (PNP) Director for Operations, Police Maj General Rhodel Sermonia, sees that the PNP’s fight against illegal drugs will result in a landslide victory, which demonstrates a response to Duterte’s order before he steps down next year.

Duterte says he fulfilled almost all of his promises

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has conducted an investigation of the Duterte administration for alleged crimes against humanity during the anti-illegal drugs campaign.

However, ICC’s probe was suspended after the government asked it to stop the investigation since local government units are already looking into the issue of killings.

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Meanwhile, Duterte declared that he would never cooperate with an ICC probe. He is even willing to go to jail in New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa for it.

“I am a Filipino. If there is somebody who will prosecute me, it is the Philippine prosecution service,” he had said.

“Pilipino lang puede magpakulong sa akin. Parang hotel raw kulungan nila [sa abroad]…[pero]dito ako sa Muntinlupa. Ipatapos ko ang tattoo ko rito sa kamay. May bulaklak ako, ginagamit ko pag maglandi, ipanagyayabang ko tattoo ko (I can only be sent to jail by a Filipino. They say their jails there are like hotels. I will stay in Muntinlupa. I will have my tattoo finished. It is a flower, and I use it when I flirt, I brag about my tattoo),” he added.

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