"Patayin natin ang mga senador ngayon, para mabakante (Let's just kill the senators now to create vacancies)."
For former President Rodrigo Duterte, perhaps this is what must be done for the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate to get into the upper chamber.
Duterte said this after endorsing SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta during the proclamation rally of the senatorial candidates of PDP-Laban at Club Filipino, San Juan, Manila, wherein he stressed the need for the solon to get in the Senate.
"Ngayon, marami kasi sila, ano dapat ang gawin natin? Edi patayin natin yung mga senador ngayon para mabakante (Now, since there are many of them, what should we do? Well, let’s kill the senators now so that the positions become vacant)," Duterte said.
He even mentioned: "Kung makapatay ka ng kinse na senador, pasok na tayong lahat (If we manage to kill 15 senators we can all get in)."
He also stated that some of the senators irks him, but not all.
"Talking of opportunities, the only way to do it is to pasabugin na lang natin yan (let's just blow it up)," he added.
Duterte was there to personally endorse the senatorial candidates of PDP-Laban.