During his latest public address to the nation, President Rodrigo Duterte touched on the campaign against illegal drugs and claimed that he never killed or had anyone killed.
CONTEXT: Back in July 2016, just a few months after he was elected, Duterte told police: “Do your duty, and if in the process you kill one thousand persons because you were doing your duty, I will protect you." https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/07/02/1598740/duterte-pnp-kill-1000-ill-protect-you">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: In January 2020, Duterte raised the idea of killing "rich people in the Philippines who are crazy."

"They’re the ones we should kill,” Duterte said during a speech in Leyte. "Just wait for my signal."

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/01/25/1987629/duterte-crazy-rich-people-should-be-killed">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: In April 2020 during lockdown, Duterte said: “My orders are sa pulis pati military, pati mga barangay na pagka-ginulo at nagkaroon ng okasyon na lumaban at ang buhay ninyo ay nalagay sa alanganin, shoot them dead. Naintindihan ninyo? Patay.” https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/02/2005028/duterte-urged-walk-back-shoot-them-dead-remark">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: In June 2020, Duterte renewed his threat to kill drug dealers.

”If you destroy my country, distributing P5.1 billion shabu all throughout my country, I will kill you,” the President said. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/06/06/2018928/duterte-renews-threat-kill-drug-dealers">https://www.philstar.com/nation/20...
CONTEXT: While Duterte has repeatedly threatened to kill people in his speeches, citizens who do the same to him face arrest.

“Anybody could be held liable if he threatens to harm or kill a person," the head of the Presidential Security Group said. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/05/14/2013878/public-told-not-threaten-duterte">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
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