Presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte sees a bleak future for the Philippines if Vice President Jejomar Binay will emerge as the next leader of the country.
An official media release from the Duterte Media Group said Duterte issued the warning came during hiss visit in Antipolo where he was welcomed by local government officials of Rizal Province early this week.
“Ok lang matalo ako (It’s ok if I lose),” Duterte said. “But it’s important for you to know what is at stake in our country and who can solve it — crime, drugs, corruption.”
He said the misery of the Filipinos is a consequence of having corrupt officials in the government.
The Philippines, he said, is a great nation sinking in the pit of poverty and disorder because of corrupt government officials.
A May 2015 survey conducted by independent think tank Ibon Foundation said 7 out of 10 Filipinos rate themselves as poor.
According to Duterte, the misery of the Filipino people will continue to haunt them and will only worsen if Binay will be the next president.
“Ok lang sa akin matalo. Pero saan mo hanapin yan? Kay binay? Nakita ko kay Binay, ang lalaki ng braso. Aba, hindi madali mag bilang ng pera. 1 million lang abutin ka ng umaga,” he said.
(Translation: It’s ok with me if I lose. But who will solve these problems? Binay? I saw how enormous his biceps are. Of course, it’s not easy to count money. Counting one million will take you until the next morning to finish)
He scoffed at the failure of Binay to include corruption in his political agenda.
“He cannot talk about corruption because he has a baggage,” the presidential aspirant from the South said.
Duterte has avoided mentioning Binay in his past speeches but has lately trained his guns as well at the former Makati mayor after repeatedly castigating the government for ineptness.
Duterte has consistently promised to solve corruption in government if he wins the presidency.
“Corruption in the government has to end,” he said.
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