Duterte to open 12 hotlines in anti-corruption drive, reiterates capital punishment for habitual drug users

  CEBU CITY - President-elect Rodrigo Duterte stressed his campaign on drugs and criminality during his recent visit to Cebu, reiterating his plan for capital punishment for habitual drug users and saying he intends to open hotlines for the public to report corrupt officials. In a speech at the Sugbo grounds at South Road Properties in Cebu City on Saturday, Duterte told the close to 10,000 crowd that the crisis in the country is not only in traffic but with drugs and criminality. "Karon makita nako nga mga bata 1 year old, 12 years old gipangrape ug ipanglabay. Unsa mang klaseng kinabuhi ang ibilin nako sa inyo? Ang ako ba may apo ko, masiguro ba pud nako nga dili na ma-adik? (I can see children aged 1 to 12 raped and murdered. Is this the kind of life I will leave you? I have grandchildren, how can I be sure they won’t become drug addicts?)" he said, “Can I really prevent things to happen if I am no longer around to prevent it?” "Mao nga suko kaayo ko. Mao siguradohon nako kaning next generation. Mao ug di tika madala sa eksplekar, dili taka mada ug hangyo, ay puta, patyon ta gyud ka (This is why I am very angry. This is why I want to ensure this next generation. This is why if I can't make you understand, if I can't ask you, I will really kill you),” he said. Duterte admitted, however, that extrajudicial killing is not allowed but that the death penalty can be meted out on habitual drug users who haven’t improved from rehabilitation within one year. There are over three million drug addicts in the country, Duterte said, citing statistics from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Duterte said it is “no longer viable” to stay lenient with habitual drug users, blaming them for rape, robbery and other heinous crimes. He advised those who are involved in the drug trade to look for other jobs, and apologized to families of drug addicts who will be executed in his campaign. He said that stopping the source of criminality, which is drugs, would help him bring more investments in the country. ‘Executioner’ Duterte also hit at his staunch critic, Senator-elect Leila De Lima, who tagged him as "berdugo" (executioner) over his pronouncements on the fight against illegal drugs. “Moingon sa gawas berdugo, extra judicial killing. Really? How about kini imong presohan dunay galuto, Haen man ang mas uwaw ana ug akoy mopatay aning mga putang ina ni? (Those people outside the country say I am an executioner, extra judicial killing. Really? How about your jails where shabu is being made there. Isn’t that more shameful than me killing ?),” he said. Police coddlers of criminals warned Duterte also sent out a stern warning to police officials who are protecting drug peddlers, saying they have three choices out: "Go to hell. Go to heaven. Go somewhere else.” “Ayaw ko ninyo binuangi... This has to stop. Criminality apil nana (Don’t fool me. This has to stop. Including criminality)," he said.  12 hotlines for anti-corruption Duterte said he intends to put up 12 telephone numbers where the public could call him to report corrupt officials. The hotlines will be open 24 hours. "Mao kamo ug gusto mo lang tumulong sa bayan natin, now is the time kay madungog gyud nako imong istorya (If you want to help the country, now is the time because I will hear out your story)," he said. He also warned people in the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs to stop their corrupt practices, saying he can “humiliate” them by transferring them to lower positions. Duterte stressed that he is not mean, but that he would be forced to do his worst if people do not obey the law. CLM/Expat 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