Duterte to Lim: If I see you, you're dead
Published Feb 25, 2019 09:46 pm
By Argyll Geducos
President Duterte renewed his warning to the suspected drug lord and businessman Peter Lim to not show up in front of him or face his untimely death.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
(ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement during the first National Assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City Monday. In his speech, Duterte warned Lim anew, saying he should just stay in hiding. "Ikaw Peter Lim ka, 'wag ka talagang magpakita dito sa pulis, sa military o ako, kasi pag makita kita, papatayin kita. Wala akong pakialam (You Peter Lim, don't show yourself to the police, the military, or to me. Because if I see you, I will really kill you. I don't care what happens)," he said. "Pumunta ka na lang sa China, balik ka. Bahala ka. Pero pag nakita kita dito sa Pilipinas, you're dead (Just go back to China. It's up to you. But if I see you here in the Philippines, you're dead)," he added. Duterte then recalled the time the Cebu-based businessman asked to meet him to explain his side that he is not involved in the illegal drug trade. "Diba nag-usap pa kami, bago pa akong presidente. Nakipagkita siya sa aking kasi gusto nia mag-explain. Sabi niya, 'Mayor, hindi ko magawa may mga anak ako.' Nakikinig lang ako (I spoke to him when I was just a new president. He asked to meet because he wanted to explain. He said he couldn't have done it because he has kids. So I was just listening to him)," he said.. According to the President, he would've shot Lim back then if the latter had an arrest warrant against him. "Eh, wala pa kasing kaso noon na may warrant eh. Eh kung noong panahon na yun may warrant na siya, pagkatapos ng interview, barilin ko na siya sa hagdanan. Wala na tayong istorya-istorya (He didn't have a case filed against him or a warrant back then. If there was, I would've shot him down the stairs immediately after the interview. We will not have to talk about anything anymore)," he said. Duterte then warned drug addicts to stay off the streets and do not cause trouble. "Kaya kayong mga drug addicts, wag kayong mag-istambay diyan sa mga daan kasi para sa publiko yan na sumusunod sa batas (So you drug addicts, do not idle in the streets because that is for the law-abiding people)," he said. "Ngayon kung kriminal ka, wala kang karapatan putang ina mo mag-istambay at tapusin ang tao. So mamili ka. Mag-uwi ka na lang sa bahay, o ihatid ka ng pulis sa punerarya (Now if you are a criminal. You have no right to stay there and harm people. So you choose: either you go home, or the police will take you to the funeral parlor)," he added. Last week, President Duterte vowed of a harsher and possibly even a bloodier drug war. He then said that he will see the end of his campaign against illegal drugs.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte(ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement during the first National Assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City Monday. In his speech, Duterte warned Lim anew, saying he should just stay in hiding. "Ikaw Peter Lim ka, 'wag ka talagang magpakita dito sa pulis, sa military o ako, kasi pag makita kita, papatayin kita. Wala akong pakialam (You Peter Lim, don't show yourself to the police, the military, or to me. Because if I see you, I will really kill you. I don't care what happens)," he said. "Pumunta ka na lang sa China, balik ka. Bahala ka. Pero pag nakita kita dito sa Pilipinas, you're dead (Just go back to China. It's up to you. But if I see you here in the Philippines, you're dead)," he added. Duterte then recalled the time the Cebu-based businessman asked to meet him to explain his side that he is not involved in the illegal drug trade. "Diba nag-usap pa kami, bago pa akong presidente. Nakipagkita siya sa aking kasi gusto nia mag-explain. Sabi niya, 'Mayor, hindi ko magawa may mga anak ako.' Nakikinig lang ako (I spoke to him when I was just a new president. He asked to meet because he wanted to explain. He said he couldn't have done it because he has kids. So I was just listening to him)," he said.. According to the President, he would've shot Lim back then if the latter had an arrest warrant against him. "Eh, wala pa kasing kaso noon na may warrant eh. Eh kung noong panahon na yun may warrant na siya, pagkatapos ng interview, barilin ko na siya sa hagdanan. Wala na tayong istorya-istorya (He didn't have a case filed against him or a warrant back then. If there was, I would've shot him down the stairs immediately after the interview. We will not have to talk about anything anymore)," he said. Duterte then warned drug addicts to stay off the streets and do not cause trouble. "Kaya kayong mga drug addicts, wag kayong mag-istambay diyan sa mga daan kasi para sa publiko yan na sumusunod sa batas (So you drug addicts, do not idle in the streets because that is for the law-abiding people)," he said. "Ngayon kung kriminal ka, wala kang karapatan putang ina mo mag-istambay at tapusin ang tao. So mamili ka. Mag-uwi ka na lang sa bahay, o ihatid ka ng pulis sa punerarya (Now if you are a criminal. You have no right to stay there and harm people. So you choose: either you go home, or the police will take you to the funeral parlor)," he added. Last week, President Duterte vowed of a harsher and possibly even a bloodier drug war. He then said that he will see the end of his campaign against illegal drugs.