MUST READ: Duterte on kill threat; God will decide

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhPNR_iIfITCz2Es6LVezxSreePjy-VqrjN30rKx-ctIVraTxcfWoq5hfStgkFbVwlGqr6sX7e6icNL_Dq9pZ_6BXB91iSp3na_YGVQOfG3C93j-opfuLQTAufjYLwryrN2Z96WS0xLzR/s1600/Screenshot_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhPNR_iIfITCz2Es6LVezxSreePjy-VqrjN30rKx-ctIVraTxcfWoq5hfStgkFbVwlGqr6sX7e6icNL_Dq9pZ_6BXB91iSp3na_YGVQOfG3C93j-opfuLQTAufjYLwryrN2Z96WS0xLzR/s1600/Screenshot_3.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> MANILA - With drug lords offering "billions" for his head, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was leaving his fate to God.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> Duterte unveiled on national television late Thursday an elaborate matrix of illegal drug operations in the country that allegedly included police generals and crime lords serving time in prison.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> "I'm confident that God will decide everything. If God does not want me to die, I will not die. But if God wants me out of the scene, I will be gone. So, ba-bye na lang," Duterte said.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> Duterte acknowledged that crime lords wanted him dead, even "offering billions."</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> "You don’t have to worry, you have your Vice President. Kaya nga tayo may Vice President e. E, ‘di there is always the rule of succession," he said.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, who is leading the government's anti-drug drive, earlier said a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/06/09/16/bounty-vs-duterte-bato-raised-to-p50-m" style="color: #eb1e23; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">P50-million bounty</a> was put up for himself and the president.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> Duterte said Thursday he trusted the military and the police enough to secure him.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> "The Armed Forces will not take it sitting down. The Philippine National Police, even if I'm gone, they will not allow these animals to have their day," he said.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> "And Leni Robredo, if she becomes the President will also be harsh kasi you are talking about the welfare of the country," he added.</div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> Last week, Duterte named <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/05/16/duterte-links-5-top-cops-to-drug-trade" style="color: #eb1e23; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">five police generals</a> as alleged coddlers of drug lords as he kicked his relentless anti-narcotics campaign into high gear. </div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="font-family: franklin-gothic-urw, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: center;"> SOURCE: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/08/16/duterte-on-kill-threat-god-will-decide" target="_blank">ABS-CBN</a></div>

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MANILA - With drug lords offering "billions" for his head, President Rodrigo Duterte said he was leaving his fate to God. D...

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