Duterte bares ‘evil plan’ vs enemies of state
Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:55:26 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that he has an “evil plan” for the enemies of the state, saying they have no monopoly of evil in the country.
In a speech during the birthday celebration of former political adviser Francis Tolentino in Tagaytay City on Thursday night, Duterte said he has ordered the deployment of more government troops to run after Islamic State (IS) extremists, whom he called as the new “enemy of humanity.”
“I ordered the deployment of one division there. I hope it would temper their cruelty and ruthlessness kasi mukhang ayaw ko rin na ganunin mo lang rin ako (because I would not want that to happen to me),” he added.
“That is really the fault of all bad people, that they think that they monopolize evil in this country. So may I just would like also to share with you na marami tayo (we are many). I also have an evil plan for my enemies,” the President said.
There was “no redemption” for the Abu Sayyaf terrorists who only know how to kill and destroy, according to the President.
“They just know how to kill and die and you have to match their talent for that,” he said, adding that he spent a billion pesos for the purchase of new guns for policemen and soldiers.
“I’ve been observing how the ruthlessness of the new enemy of humanity, [this IS group] and they just go about decapitating soldiers, mga bata [children], seven years old to eight years old,” he said.
But the President admitted that his values and religion were preventing him from carrying his evil plan against the enemies of the state.
Duterte revealed his plan days after the recent bombing in Cotabato City that left two people dead and 34 injured.
Authorities were reportedly looking at an IS-inspired group as the culprits of the December 31 deadly blast at a shopping mall in the city.
The incident occurred despite the extension of martial law in Mindanao, which was first declared by Duterte in May 2017 after the terror siege in Marawi City
In December 2018, the President ordered the deployment of additional troops to Jolo, Sulu, to combat the Abu Sayyaf Group.
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