By Genalyn Kabiling  To prevent the country from becoming a failed state, President Duterte has no plan to relax and offer any apology or excuse over his unrelenting war on drugs. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the 31st Annual Convention of the Prosecutors' League of the Philippines at the Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on April 4, 2019. (VALERIE ESCALERA/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The President has renewed his vow to finish off those who destroy the nation, citing the "rampaging drug problem" due to the involvement of foreign drug cartels. "Pumasok na ang Mexico pati ang triad --- Bamboo Triad ng Asya. Kaya bugbog tayo. Ngayon kung mag-relax ako, patay ang Pilipino. Tinatakot naman ako ng Human Rights na pinapatay ko ‘yung ano… I don’t give a sh*t ," Duterte said during the PDP-Laban campaign event in Palawan last Thursday night. "Basta sabihin ko sa lahat, mga kriminal, durugista, rebelde , do not destroy my country because I will kill you, period. No excuses, no apologies, no nothing. If you continue feeding drugs to our children, p

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** ka ," he said. The President explained that he was pursuing the anti-drug campaign out of love for the country. "I love my country. I will not allow it as a failed state or a narco (state)," he said in an earlier speech before an assembly of prosecutors in Palawan. He also took a swipe at critics who have sneered at the government's anti-drug campaign amid the proliferation of the illicit substance. He told them that illegal drugs remain a worldwide problem. "Some say are we succeeding? Because if you are succeeding --- if we are succeeding, wala na ang droga . That’s too simplistic," he said. "Drug is a world issue. Lahat tinatamaan na ngayon. Even Sri Lanka, gusto niyang sundin ang Pilipinas, patayin ," he said. In the same meeting with the prosecutors, the President seized the chance to defend his rhetoric on killing drug dealers, saying he can say anything he wants. He also explained that his kill threat would hopefully deter people from getting involved in illegal drugs. "As mayor and as President, I can say what I want to say. ‘Pag sinabi kong, “T

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papatayin kita .' That is one. It could be a truism or tinatakot ko ang lahat para mag-tiptoe ," he said. "Anong gusto mo, patayin ko o takutin ko? ‘Pag sinabi kong, tanong, papatayin kita , it might be a deterrent. The word itself. Coming from the mouth of a mayor or a President, baka matakot kita ," he added. The President recently admitted that the country's drug problem was worsening and the policemen were "on the brink of surrendering." Duterte said the drug problem was "swallowing the country," citing the recent seizure of smuggled illegal drugs worth billions. He said he could "not control" the drug problem even if he has ordered the killing of drug criminals.