President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that it was such a big promise to end the illegal drug problem in the country in 3-6 months.
The war against drugs was Duterte’s major campaign promise when he ran for presidency in 2016.
“Sinasabi ko I can clean it in six months. Then after that, I realized na nagkamali talaga ako … Maybe it’s hubris. It was campaign time. Payabangan naman ’yang kampanya,” Duterte said in a speech in Cebu.
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The chief executive said that he was surprised to see the extent of the drug problem and even high ranking officials from the Philippine National Police were involved.
“Eh pagdating ko sa Maynila, dala-dala ko ‘yung chief of police ko, iyang si Bato … Six generals of the PNP were playing with drugs. Sabi ko, ‘Paano tayo mabubuhay nito?,” Duterte said.
As he step down from office, Duterte warned the public again about the illegal drug problem in the country.
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“Itapon mo ‘yan at wala ka talagang problema sa akin. Ngayon, hindi na ako Presidente in a few days. But if you continue to f*** the Filipino, I might find a way really to just … No quarters given, no quarters asked,” Duterte said.
Duterte is currently facing an investigation from the International Criminal Court over his bloody war on drugs.
