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Dut Erte
Dut Erte
Dut Erte
Salamat po. Kindly sit down. Ah, well I am not really appropriately
dressed for the occasion. May barong ako pero limitado ang barong ko dito sa --- I
only have about three. [laughter] Oo. Sa Maynila marami kasi halos araw-araw
eh. You dress out for the moment but they say that I do not wear it properly.
Ahh… When I fold my barong, I just copied President Ramos before. If it suits
him fine, why can’t I do it? At saka… Well, I feel comfortable by just folding it
up. But nung --- kagabi kasi nagpunta ako ng punerarya. [laughter] Tapos ‘yung
nasuot ko na ‘yung dalawang barong. I’ve been to --- I think it was in Iloilo,
Bacolod then to Isabela the following day. Naubos naman. [laughter] ‘Yung
naiwan… Kasi I passed by Bacolod because ang isang li --- the few leaders that…
Well, the few guys who supported me were there gathered because one of the
leaders of the group died. Tumingin ako sa kabaong niya, ginanun ko. Nakita ko
‘yung barong niya pareho ‘yung burda ng barong na naiwan sa akin. [laughter]
Sabi ko kanina ‘pag magbarong ako --- wear or not to wear. Naalaala ko I kind of
--- morbid feeling. [laughter] So polo-polo na lang muna tayo ha. [laughter]
You know I always come with a prepared speech if I think that the crowd
will just simply listen and is in a hurry to get out. Most of the conventions outside,
lalo na sa gobyerno, are pure b***s*** ‘yan. [laughter] Junket lang ‘yan, sa totoo
lang. And that is why I have discouraged government people calling a convention
or a seminar in Manila. Sabi ko, “dito kayo mag-seminar then we will call the
resource persons here.” Much cheaper at lesser junket. Malaking kakain ninyo
‘yan sa pera ng opisina. Pero kayo kay gasto man ninyo, okay lang. [laughter]
Way problema dito kung… It’s a good crowd that’s really good. Nandito si Imee.
Saan pa ‘yung magaganda dito? Wala man akong makita. [laughter] Ah puro
Alam niyo itong technology and the desire of our country to at least it
come to parity with the others in terms of modernization of technology has a very
long story. The Secretary would know that because he was the one that I
commissioned to convey the message. Alam mo itong mga --- mga ibinibigay na
linya sa mga… I’m not trying to insult. I’m just saying that it’s a bad practice
come in. But in our meeting discussing the third player that would come in, ah
apparently itong --- I will not mention names. Ah ‘yung magagandang linya it
was… I don’t know. But it was in the hands of a --- this wheeler-dealer na --- who
was there every administration. Ang nangyari ngayon, gusto ata ng mga pumasok
na ‘yung dalawa pa --- gusto nila na makuha. Alam mo libre ‘yan eh. But these
two giants actually got it from this wheelerdealer, bought it a price. So wala
naman akong ano diyan, negosyo ‘yan eh. But if it is given for free, and it was
sold to them by this idiot, then they acquired the lines that ah --- ah at a price.
Gusto ni - -- sabi ni Secretary, magbayad daw ako. Alam mo sa totoo lang, I could
narrate to you the history of corruption in this country. It’s always the rich ---
The old government, 4 billion and it’s just compromised by the previous, 8
million na lang ang ibinigay ni --- hiningi ni Henares. At… You know this
Faeldon, I do not think that he is really corrupt. You know why? He was
responsible for government earning 40 billion in one sweep. Alam mo ano ‘yon?
‘Yung Mighty King. The owner of Mighty King was really falsifying ‘yung fake
cigarette stamps. And this has been going on for since time immemorial.
Untouchable itong si Mighty King noon eh but he struts around like you know…
May NBI ID ‘yan siya. Tapos from afar, if you’d know him, you’d suspect that he
many warehouses there containing the fake stamps or the cigarettes maybe were
at least true. So ni-raid ni Faeldon ‘yon, and suddenly ‘yung lawyer offered 3
billion to settle the case of the fake stamps. Sabi ni Dominguez --- hindi masyado
akong nag-ano. Sabi ko na, “Ilan dapat?” Sabi niya okay --- “he will pay more
than.” So nag-haggle sila ni Dulay, Dominguez versus ‘yung Mighty, and finally I
threatened to arrest him because for every stamp that you sell that is fake
including --- for the cigarretes, you make it appear that the taxes were paid.
You… That’s one falsification case. Eh ilang karton na sigarilyo lumabas doon in
the years? Eh di kung sabihin mo ng 100 billion, meron. Wala namang bayad-
bayad ang Mighty King eh. Tinitignan ko doon sa BIR. Million if at all. So sabi
ko ikukulong kita plunder. Patikman talaga kita ng kulong. I will arrest you and
place you inside the prison and I will see to it that you will not get out for the
That’s basic. Maski na sabihin mo ‘yang may pekepeke, it’s a --- not tax
evasion. But if you are willing to negotiate, compromise is always allowed. And
so he coughed up fif --- 40, 45 billion. Trabaho ni Faeldon ‘yon. Ang sabi ko
kung -- - if this guy is corrupt, eh bakit pa niya ako sinabihan? Hindi na lang siya
just went ahead and do it on his own. And he could have earned more --- more
money that his third generation children can ever, ever spend. So but dito sa mga -
-- itong mga big time. Itong maliliit, hindi ito. Example like a doughnut, 4 billion
ka, magbayad ka lang ng 8 million. Papatikimin ko talaga itong mga ‘to. You take
possession of the Mile Long and you were given 50 years of contract. Pero ‘yon
ang haka-haka nila because actually there is no copy of the contract at all. So
when the 50 years expired many years ago, depot ng ano ‘yan eh --- depot ng mga
train noon, intended for a garage. I don’t know how you’d call it terminal or a
garage. But they were using it, built the commercial buildings there and earned.
Despite the fact that there was no more contract with government. Eh you have
your Inquirer and ‘yang --- cover your tracks. We’re just simply attacking
officials for corruption the other way around. Iyan ang racket ng mga
mayayaman. Kaya dito sa pag-usapan dito it would be really useless about the
technology. You are more in a position to know what should be --- what we are
talking about. So ang ano ko lang dito is… Baka magalit naman ‘yung gumawa
nito. [laughter] Sisihin mo ‘yung babae diyan. Pinaghirapan ito eh. [laughter] I’m
sure that they were pumping the computer last night. So I’ll just read later on the
last paragraph. [laughter] Consuelo unya kawawa naman. So let me just talk about
corruption, it’s still there. It’s alive. And most of the ‘yung mga big ano… Wala
‘yung mga container-container. Ito dito na --- all the years walang bayad. Pati
lahat na. Kaya pagsabi na --- they acquired it at a cost. So sabi ni Secretary
magbayad daw ako. Sabi ko, “Tell those f****** idiots I’m going to give them
exactly three days. Isauli ninyo ‘yang p***** i** kung hindi arestuhin ko kayo.”
Even if their arrest is illegal. Just for show, I will go to your office and place a
Ganun ‘yan. Alam mo ganun lang eh. You commit corruption, you
threaten people, you destroy people, pays a mag --- a broadsheet national. Tapos
lagyan mo lahat ng mga commentators na --- all that they can really bluster and
master. Ito namang mga ‘to wala namang konsensiya, tingnan niyo muna ‘yung
mga may-ari ng newspaper. If you will write for a column in a newspaper, kindly
do not repeat the history of Inquirer and ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN before known as
the Lopez Group of Companies. They borrowed money from DBP. Malaki ‘yon,
panahon ni Marcos --- ah ni Aquino. And you were given that privilege because
ABS was given to you back. Not only that, you borrowed heavily of the people’s
money. The time frame for payment --- those debts were condoned --- billions.
“p****** i** ka, mukha kang pera.” Huwag kang mag-ano kayo ng nandito kami
ngayon sa gobyerno ganun na lang ang trabaho namin. Pumapasok pa kami ng…
You know I was flying last night from Iloilo to Bacolod I was a --- na-
thunderstorm kami. At bilib ako talaga sa mga sundalo ko. My pilots --- cool. We
were four. But we got out there. But ‘yung kilat was right and left. Mag-kilat dito
at kilat dito. Sabi ko, “bakit hindi dito sa ating helicopter para…?” [laughter] Eh
magkatabi ‘yung… Kalalaki pa ng… Sus sabi ko matamaan ‘yang tangke diyan
ano. Eh I went there to distribute more than 1,000 land titles sa land reform.
Uubusin ko talaga ‘yan. With or without the talks with the communist, I will go
ahead and forge a good land reform until the end of my term. [applause] Wala
akong ano diyan. Uubusin ko ‘yan. Alam mo Boracay, itong Boracay you know
marami kayong daldal eh --- kayong mga negosyante diyan. Ke ngayon mag-
clean na, “so what is really the intention of Duterte?” Why are you questioning
me? You polluted, contaminated, ngayon you are speculating if I will give it to
the poor. Mga l**** kayong mga negosyante diyan. Remember that Boracay
decide to make it a land reform, tabla na ang negosyo ninyo diyan. I’ll give it to
the farmers and to the Mangyans, the original people who never had the
opportunity like somebody na make use of Boracay. Nagtayo kayo ng mga hotel
pero your s*** was out to the sea and there is no working sewer or sewerage
system in the place. Continued to rake profits, built a five-star… Whoever told
you that you can play around with these f**** things?
will get the lands and give it to the people there --- to the original ‘yung mga
Mangyans na wala talagang panahon sa buhay nila. Now it’s carried nationally.
That is my stand. Now ngayon itong mga negosyante who built the ‘yang
Shangri-La diyan…[Is it Shangri-La?] Hindi naman ako nagpasok diyan. Well, I
will give you maybe an act of mercy from the people. I will leave it to Congress
to cut a strip there, maybe from the high or low tide where the water reaches and
you can count about half kilometer. Then you delineate it between a commercial
and agricultural. That ends your story there. No more, no less. Kasi ang Boracay
is really just a small place. Fill it with people, fill it with humanity, it cannot stand
the ecological load. Kasi world-class eh. So marami diyan doon ‘yung mga
mayaman they have cottages there, they have the chalets, they have the
bungalows. It’s not yours to decide. I will destroy your house because the land
You are too presumptuous in this life na kayong ‘yung may mga pera
akala ninyo you just can do it left and right the way you please. Well, for the next
few months until the end of my term --- how many months more --- ah umalis
kayo diyan. But if Congress decides, I’ll leave it to Congress. If you can… If you
want to save the businesses there, for your friends and for your what or
masayangan ka and to maintain the crown jewel of the Western Visayas, ‘yung
Boracay, you might consider just cutting a strip there. But it should go to the
original occupants. So if they want to do business there, you can always borrow
from Landbank. Because we will not allow anything that’s really substantially ---
like a big hotel there. It cannot absorb the --- because however you treat the water,
goes back there and you cannot maintain the balance of nature there. ‘Pag pinuno
mo ‘yan, ganun pa rin. Maybe when I’m no longer there, they’d go back to the old
ways. Kaya dito pa lang, gawain ko ng land reform. Dito sa Davao, sabi nila,
“Duterte ‘yung ipinamigay mo na lupa, ipinagbili man nila ulit.” Sabi ko, “Hindi
na ako naghintay ng land reform. Bilihin ko nalang tapos ibigay ko sa kanila.” It’s
what I do here. Sabi ko, “How many years na ba? How many years was it?” “It
was about 11 years ago.” “Hayaan mo.” “Magkanong bili?” “Sabi ‘yung isa
ipinagbili niya 200, ‘yung isa thousand, ‘yung isa --- diyan sa ipinagbili ng 150.”
Sabi ko, “hayaan mo, hayaan mo ipagbili nila.” Ako ang consuelo natin? Tao?
Ang mga kababayan natin na mahirap at last nakahawak ng libo. Gastusin man
nila ‘yan sa casino isang gabi, if that is his satisfaction, let it be. But for the first
time in their lives, they have --- nandiyan sa kamay nila 300, 500,000. Eh ‘di tabla
na. Wala na. At least, wala silang masabi na itong gobyerno na ito para lang sa
mga… Binigyan kayo, ipinagbili ninyo eh di… Ang akin ‘yung nakahawak kayo
ng pera…
Alam ko ang history niyan because ‘yung pagpanalo ni Cory, may casino
dito eh. I hate gambling. I do not want gambling. Ayaw ko… Iyang Boracay, if
you’re thinking of a gambling place there, forget it. You are dreaming. Ayaw ko
allowance namin, t*** i**** ‘yan diretso sa jai alai. ‘Pag naubos, pan utang pa,
pati tubig isang --- kalahating… ‘Yan ang nangyayari ‘yung estudyante pero
dumaan ako ng bread and… Mabuti pa itong mga pari, ang mga y*** na ito ---
bread and wine pa. Kami, we subsisted on bread and ano… Kaya ayaw ko. Ayaw
ko talaga ng… I’d like to limit na ‘yan. Pero ‘yung mga --- ‘yang tong-its, tong-
its… ‘Yang mga pulis pag hulihin niyo. Eh tong-its, tong-its, hulihin, ‘di pagpunta
doon sa opisina. [mimics woman crying] “Huhu Mayor, nahuli kami.” Tapos
dala-dala ‘yung bata. Naka-s*** pa. Tong-its, piso, dalawang piso. Sinabi ko…
Sabihin man nitong mga buang na pulis, “Eh sir naka-charge na eh.” “Ah
Tingnan mo, wala ng pagkain pa. ‘Yung isa naka-dodo pa, ‘yung isa sige iyak.
[mimics woman crying] “Huhu, hinuli ako ng ano…” Wala mang… “Bong,
p***.” [laughter] Iyang kind of gambling hayaan ninyo. Itong Pilipino, Governor,
talagang sugarol. Mamatay ang mga… Now, the economy is in the doldrums,
actually now. Interest rates are picking up, are getting high so it destroys the
existing… Eh itaas mo ‘yung iyo, ‘di bababa ‘yung --- bababa ‘yung atin,
theoretically, oo. Sabi ko sa Manila, they’re starting on the mega projects well I
supposed that they should be doing it on time. Pero sa mga provinces kasi, it’s a
doldrums thing. Ngayon kung wala akong pampalit sa jueteng, ano ang gawin ko?
Madali lang man ‘yan. ‘Pag may isang sugal na nambara, sabihin ko, “Relyebo
ka, umalis ka diyan. Ikaw…” Hulihin man nila ‘yan lahat. Then what is the
activity --- economic activity? Wala. Eh kung may jueteng, may pasan, At least
umiikot ‘yung pera. ‘Yung iba gutom pero ‘yung iba naman kumakain and there’s
a commercial activity there. If I cannot replace it --- itong, with a strong --- itong
lotto, hayaan ko muna kasi nandiyan na ‘yan eh. Ang mga jueteng lords are
lording it over even sa lotto. Sinasakyan nila. So hindi ko man mahuli lahat. I’m
just maybe brainstorming with everybody in the Cabinet of how to come up with
a system that would guarantee income to the government but allow ‘yung ano
lang…
I do not want --- mahirap ‘yang puro sugal lang sa isip. It’s a temptation.
And the other is drugs. Wala hindi kasali ito sa… Pero if you read the survey, ang
tao takot. Sabi ng SW[S], nabasa ko kagabi. Tao takot, pagalis ng bahay, kasi all
day he’s thinking that somebody will break in --- breakage into the house and
steal his possession. Or if he has children, mga bata pa, he’s worried that a maniac
would go there after a hit tapos do something unimaginable. Ngayon, itong debate
namin dito sa drugs. Matindi ‘to. Hindi naman kasi nakikinig ‘tong mga p*****
i** eh. I never said arrested. But if you are drinking diyan sa alley, ‘yung mga
squatter’s area. If you are there, making a sala out of the road there, t*** ---
huhulihin talaga kita. Dito sa Davao walang makita mga ganun. Magpasyal kayo.
Sige ‘yung ganitong oras, walang mag-tindig-tindig diyan sa… Alam mo, para
crime. Of course it is not. Pero itong mga loitering, ako kasi, nagda-drive ako ng
taxi. Alam ng lahat ng tao ‘yan. ‘Pag kasi ako naka-dalawang pick-up, malaman
ng tao ako ‘yan kasi may dalawang itim na pick-up. I use only pick- up. Even dito
ngayon, pick-up ang gamit ko papunta dito. Ngayon, mag-taxi ako, mag-parking
ako magtitingin lang ako sa ano --- diyan sa Doctor’s Hospital, ‘yung dito sa ---
itong mga call center. Magpa-parking ako niyan tapos manuod ako. Alam mo
‘yung ginawa ng mga istambay diyan? Pagdaan ng mga babae… There’s no more
complaint actually. Alam mo itong mga opposition, even how --- sabihin mong
mga bright ‘yang mga babae. Huwag gyud kayong magkamali diyan. ‘Yung lahat
nasa political horizon. You’re better off with young people. Wala akong ano sa…
marami akong utos. Suddenly, I would just tell you, “You go to Marawi because
nasanay ako sa baba --- ah lalaki. Pero ‘yung mga position na hindi naman
kailangan --- Tourism. O di… Iyon nga nakatawa ito. Malisyosya ka Marie. Imee.
‘Yung mga babae. There’s one… Nakita natin kagabi, nung isang gabi sa Iloilo.
Maganda siya ‘no? Matanda na lang. [laughter] But she is graduating. Hindi
nandiyan si Imee. Binabantayan ‘yung landi ko, sige tingin. Itong si Imee. Sabi ko
na, “Ma’am wala ka ng trabaho?” Sabi niya, “Wala na.” “Graduate ka na? “Oo.”
“Saan ka magpunta?” Sabi niya, “Ewan ko.” Sabi ko, “Hindi ako papayag
mapunta ka sa iba. Either akin ka or magkagulo ito.” [laughter] Wala biro lang
man ‘yan. Itong mga babae na ano marinig nila. “Misogynist” ganun. Alam mo
kung anong sakit nila? It’s a phallic syndrome. It is a phallic syndrome. ‘Yang
mga ganun na ano --- i-connect kaagad palibhasa p***** i** wala sila matagal
na. Ang papangit kasi. [laughter] Paano ka man ma-excite. Tingnan mo mga
May nakita ako sa [unclear] o gusto niyo sabihin ko? Naka-ano pa.
[laughter] Misogynist? I’m just trying to call your attention that you’re doing it
the wrong way. Ang lalaki ng --- tapos idiin niyo nang mabuti. “Bakit ang kili-kili
nito may bola?” [laughter] Para sa inyo ‘yan mga babae. Kailan pa man ako nag-
ano ng babae? Totoo man ‘yan. Hindi pala ako makasalita. Sige lang daw…
[laughter] I’m a woman-hater. [Anong oras na bang y***? What time is it?] Alas-
pang-robo-robo ko ‘yung ordinary. Seiko totoo. [Sir, IWC ito.] Well, anyway. Ito,
Tanungin niyo ‘yung taga-Davao. Para lang mabuhay ang babae pati bata.
Woman-hater ako? Sixteen women plus one child were taken hostage in the penal
colony in Panabo. It’s a national reservation there. One day, may prayer rally.
‘Yung mga photographers diyan… It’s all recorded in the --- they were all here. It
was a two-day standoff. Nag-agaw sila bigla ng isa-isa. Sixteen sila si Pugoy.
Naging sine ‘yun. Na-immortalized pa ‘yung p**** i** u** na ‘yon, The Pugoy
Story. Inagaw nila. So ako ‘yung regional chairman for law, peace, and order.
Ako ‘yung tinawagan ni Aquino. So I was --- President Aquino, Cory. I was in the
Church. Ngayon, wala na. Noon kasi… Nawala ang respeto ko sa… Hindi lahat
pari. But nawala ‘yung respeto ko sa Katoliko. Hierarchy. It’s full of s***. Then
sabi niya, “What’s happening there?” Sabi ko, “Ma’am, bakit ma’am?” “Hindi mo
ba alam?” Parang nag-ano siya. Sabi ko, “hindi ma’am.” “May hostage taking.”
Ganun ganun blah blah blah blah. So bumalik ako sa bahay, sinabi ko sa asawa ko
na may problema ako. So I went to the airport, took a military chopper and sabi
ko, “Saan na sila?” So they were proceeding to Monkayo, near the boundary of
Surigao na. Sabi ko sa military na i-interdict. So may dalawang armored car, para
sila. So I arrived. Naghubad kaagad ako. Ang problema noon kay laki ng tiyan ko,
nakaganun o. Uminom ako tubig kasi mainit eh. Stressed eh. Pagbaba ko, kita ko
na ‘yung jail puro dumi ng tao. Doon na sila mag-ihi, mag-dumi. Nagpapalak-
palak ‘yung…
So negotiate… Lumapit ako, sabi ko, “’Adre si Mayor Duterte ako. Pwede
Tapos ‘yung superintendent na doktor, sabi niya, kinalabit niya ako, sabi niya,
“Iyong bata diyan o. Kita mo? Mamamatay ‘yan.” The child got separated from
the mother kasi doon sa loob ang sister-in-law ang may karga ng bata. And they
were able to scamper outside of the ‘yung --- in the area where they were ---
holding room ng mga visitors. So nakita niya, sabi niya, blue na ‘yung kamay. Eh
di lumapit ako, blue na nga. Sabi ko, “Pakawalan ninyo ‘yung bata. Ako ang
magpa-hostage.” “Ikaw?” “Oo, ako,” sabi ko. Alam mo Tagalog ‘yan eh. If you
penal colony Tagalog ang talkaties nila diyan. Alam mo, bakit? Puro Tagalog
‘yang mga animal ‘yan. Galing ‘yan sa Maynila, dito ipinadala. ‘Yun naman dito,
ipapadala doon sa ibang lugar. Ganyan ang set up. So sabi ko, “Bitawan mo ‘yang
bata pati babae. Ako na.” Eh siya, “sandali, sandali,” ganun siya. O ano, maingay.
“O sige.” “Oo, sige.” Diretso ako. Tapos pabayaan mo ‘yang bata. Pero sinabi ko
sa military, ‘pag nakita ninyo ako may dugo maski saan, ubusin na ninyo kami.
Ipinarinig ko talaga lahat. “Finish us. All of us.” ‘Yung military, military pa
‘yon… Si ano si Magno. He’s still alive. General Magno. Who remember him sa
hanggang dito lang tayo.” So we were talking, sabi ko, “Punta na lang tayo sa
opisina ko, at least may…” Sabi ko, “Paano tayo makaka… ‘Di magkain tayo
You cannot even hold the food. So doon na lang sa opisina ko” So we
traveled, transferred to a bus. Naka-ganun ako tapos punta kami ng City Hall.
were able to --- Sabi nila, “O sige surrender kami pero pardon.” Sabi ko, “Oo
release kayong lahat.” “Totoo?” “Oo.” “Eh, istorya mo lang ‘yan.” Sus. Mas
sanay ako doon sa nanay ko kung mag-bola. [laughter] “Totoo ka?” “Oo, pardon
‘yan.” “Pati ito ngayon?” “Oo.” Sa madaling sabi, ni-release nila. Kay itong si
Dureza --- kasi itong si Pugoy, sabi ko pagbaba sa hagdanan, babarilin ko ito sa
ulo. Talagang…
Eh siya ang leader eh. But ang hiningi niya sa hagdanan, ang kanyang
nanay. So balik kami sa itaas. I had the mother fetched by Air Force plane. Dinala
‘yung nanay. So another three hours. Pero eventually bumigay. Ganito ang
nangyari. So that you will know me kung gaano ako ka sabi nila misogynist or
what? O, ganito ang nangyari. After one month and a half, this time in
Balik naman ako doon. Sabi ko na, “papasok ako.” Ayaw na ngayon nila
General Magno na… Kay sabi ng mga pulis galit sa… They were listening eh.
Nagtabi sila, galit sa akin because walang nangyari ‘yung pardon the day after.
“Oo, pardon ‘yan?” “Ay sus, wala ‘yan. Madali ‘yan. Papel lang. Istorya man
lang…” Sus Ginoo ko. Ngayon naghostage, tag-isa pa rin. So pagka hapon,
naghingi ng bus. Silang lahat pumayag. Sabi ko, “hindi. P**** i**, hindi ako
papayag. Diyan lang kayo.” So they attempted to get out. Mag-jailbreak talaga.
They were there tuwing --- almost mga 24 hours na. Alam mo ‘pag ang
tao, pati sundalo, alam ko na ma-stress siya. Konting ano ‘yan… Eh ‘yung mga
sniper naka-target pero alam mo na. Sabi ko, “Ayan, mag-24 hours under stress
na.” Maski sino. Alam ko sundalo --- sabi ko, “hindi na. They can only last…”
Gugulo ‘to. Ah pag-ano, niratratan, pati ‘yung madre patay. Hindi ‘yung… So
inilabas namin. Now ito ang --- talagang this is my exact words. Totoo talaga ‘yan
sinabi ko. Sabi ko, “p****** i***** mga ‘to.” Sabi ko, “kapangit-pangit ng mga
unggoy na mga kriminal, nauna pa doon sa mga gwapa.” Kay pagka umaga sabi
ko ng gabi, “huwag ninyong rape-in ang mga babae. ‘Pag ginawa ninyo ‘yan,
patayin ko kayong lahat.” ‘Pag umaga, nakalabas ‘yung iba dahil kasi ‘yung
patay, nakita ko puro dugo. Sabi nung isang pastor, “sir, ni-rape ‘yang…” Sabi ko
sa kanila, “patagalan na tayo dito.” Sabi, “mag-usap, mag-usap.” “Ah l****. Shut
up.” ‘Di pinaputol ko lahat --- tubig, ano. Maya-maya ‘yun pati ako bumigay.
Mag hapon na naman, sabi ko, “atakihin na ninyo. Patayin ninyo lahat.” So ‘yan
ang totoo. Patay. Sixteen. Tapos kinuha ng mga punerarya kay marami man --- ah
takbuhan ‘yung punerarya basta… Pera eh. Hala, takbuhan sila doon nagkuha ng
mga patay. Maya-maya tumawag sa… Sino daw kay... Inilagay na sa kabaong eh.
Sabi ko, “ilibing ‘yan within 24 hours.” Pero dinala muna sa patay, sa forensics.
Sabi niya, magbayad raw ako ng coffin. L*****. Pinuntahan ko sa punerarya,
sinipa ko ‘yung…
na sa iyo huwag mong rape-in, tapos ngayon pabayarin mo ako? ‘Yung pulis sabi
ko, “magbili ka ng banig sa Bohol Trading.” Ayan diyan… Ayan dito ng… Bohol
l****. Ayun, nagbili ako banig. Tapos tinawagan ko ‘yung kasamahan na ano
caretaker sa cemetery, eh NPA ‘yung buang na ‘yan. Sabi ko na, “ilibing kaagad
sa isang butas lang kasi kailangan ko ‘yang lupa para sa matitino na namatay na
walang --- no spaces.” Eh sige sila kamot. Sabi, “sir tubig naman.” “Tubig.
Mabuti nga ‘yan. Malamig. Papunta ito sa impyerno ‘tong mga ‘to.” Isang butas,
16 bodies patong-patong sila sa banig. Tapos “o, coveran. Tama na ‘yan.” “Sir
baka magsingaw.” “Eh singaw-singaw diyan. Ilang araw lang ‘yan.” ‘Yan ang
totoo doon. ‘Yung sa madre, totoo talaga ‘yung sinabi ko sa galit ko. Sabi ko,
‘yang Holy Spirit tapos mga classmate namin, magligaw kami ng magaganda.
Pati pa ‘yung pinaka-pangit, ang p***, ‘yun pa ang sinagot. [laughter] Buang-
buang man itong mga babae sa Manila. [laughter] Karami pang... Maganda ‘yung
Tapos ‘yung sinagot ‘yung maiksi ‘yung leeg. [laughter] Sabi ko, “anong klase
itong babae na ito.” Well anyway, ‘yan ang pagkatao ko. Hindi naman ako…
May, may… Faults? Plenty. I’ve been mayor for 23 years. But look at Davao
now. It’s hitting 9.6 in economic growth. Pag nagpasyal ka dito, maski saan
maglakad ka, walang gagalaw sa iyo. And noon sinabi ko. Nandiyan man taga-
Davao lahat.
everybody maski gaano kahirap tayo. [applause] Sabi ko, do not destroy my city
because I will kill you. Do not destroy our children with drugs because I will kill
you. Huwag kayong magkidnap dito kung ano-ano. Alam ng mga iba dito na na-
experience nila ‘yan. Mag-rape ka ng bata tapos patayin mo? Ba-bye. Human
rights, ba-bye. Ngayon, isang salita lang. Palakpak kayo kay nandiyan si Imee.
[applause] O ayan, sunod lahat. O, tama na, tama na. Kita mo, isang salita lang,
pakpak. [laughter] Tama na. O hinto. [laughter] ‘Yan ang... Hindi, hindi, biro lang
ha. Do not be offended. Do not be offended, guys. I’m just joking. Just to
illustrate to you gaano ka… Pero sa sabi nila ang taga-Davao, they ano raw, sa
panahon ko, better. Ito daw si Inday ngayon napaka higpit daw. [laughter] ‘Yan
ang sabi ng mga taga-Davao, mahigpit daw talaga. Basta Inday ‘yung sarahan mo
‘yung mag… ‘Yan ang style niya. Sarahan mo ang kalsada, mag-basketball ka?
Ah p***, sigurado ka. Karga ka sa pu --- oo. Tapos ‘yang sayaw-sayawan na ---
nandiyan ‘yan eh every Saturday night. “Ribbon --- ribbon na rid (red).” Bisaya.
Bibili ka lang niyan tapos sayaw. Wala na. A few years, a few hours,
them.” Napaka-g*** naman nitong mga… Bakit ninyo… Why don’t you at least
listen o i-rewind mo ‘yung ano ‘yung sinabi ko. Di ba ang sinabi ko, do not ---
“you go home. Do not congregate”. Kasi doon sa SWS kagabi lumabas. About 58,
ang worry nila is street crimes. ‘Yan ang talaga pati ‘yang holdup sa sasakyan.
‘Yan ang ano ng Pil --- sa survey ha. Ang yet, ‘yung isang page ng briefer ko,
itong mga senador kung ano, trying to postulate something hindi naman abogado.
Of course I can accost you. Sabihin ko, “what are you doing here?” If you are a
minor under the power of parens patriae, you are the father of the nation, you can
always give an advice for people kagaya ng minors. ‘Yang nakahubad ka. Ang
pantalon pa naman ngayon ng uso sa mga lalaki, hindi ‘yung pantalon kagaya
namin. ‘Yung halos nakalabas na ‘yung… Tapos makainom. Kaya sabi ko ‘pag --
- if you are unruly talagang sabihin ko, “uwi ka kundi arestado ka.” That is a
police power of the state. Now, let them contest sa Supreme Court. O ‘di sabihin
ko. Kung hindi --- ‘di niyo ako --- bawalan ninyo ako. O sige. Larga kayong lahat.
Bigyan ko kayo until the end of the year. Do it. Tingnan natin. Alam mo, ngayon
with the advent of drugs it has become far worse. When the monkey rides on the
back and starts scratching, the craving is there. They have to have the fix, mga
buang ‘yan and they will commit crimes. Remember shabu, of all the narcotics,
shabu has the classic characterization. Shabu use or use of shabu will produce
bizarre and violent behavior. Eh kita mo ‘yung nanay na bulag, ‘yung asawa,
‘yung anak na babae pati ‘yung oneyear-old pakialaman mo pa. Kung akong
mayor dito sa Pilipinas, maligaya ako niyan? Just simply say, “o ito ‘yung pinatay
ni Duterte, 7,000.” And you want justice? Magsabi ka ng 7,000 killed by Duterte,
is that all? [laughter] May I ask you, who was my 50th victim, kung ako? Where
was he killed? What was the weapon used? Where was it? How? Tapos sabihin
mo lang propaganda, human rights. Kung akong ang nilagay mo, sabi ko, you will
never acquire jurisdiction over my person. You know, it’s a decided case. Itinago
ko lang ‘yan eh because I wanted to see how many stupid people there are in this
country. Itinago ko ‘yang defense ko. You know De Lima started to f*** with
sa… Pumunta ‘yan siya dito. She conducted an en banc investigation. Wala. She
became the Secretary of Justice, wala. Tapos naginvestigate siya as Senator, wala.
At ngayon sige lang siya this issue --- siya na lang ang nakulong, sinabi niyang
halik ko daw doon sa Koreana was lascivious ganun-ganun. ‘Yung ganun. Ako
[laughter] May mga [kiss] ah. Tapos ako ang lascivious. How incongruity the
woman can get? Siya ‘yung nag good time na. Ako na ‘yung lascivious pati
bastos. You know when you are desperate, anything can happen. Totoo ‘yun.
‘Yung kay De Lima. Totoo ‘yan. I’m telling you now, itaya ko pagkatao ko.
Totoo lahat yun. ‘Yung bigayan na ano. Driver niya. Matagal ko nang alam.
Enrile. So I went there, I testified. Then Enrile said, “if there is a rice smuggler sa
inyo….” ‘Yung p***** i*** ‘yan. Anong pangalan nun si…? “If you see him in
Davao, what will you do?” Sabi ko, “I’ll kill him for smuggling rice, for stealing
money from the people.” Doon, she criticized me, she took offense of my
statement. Kasi lumaki ang ulo nga ng g*** eh kasi Secretary of Justice siya. Sabi
niya, I should be sued. Itong kabu… Pareho kaming abogado ha. Sabi niya dapat,
i-demanda daw ako sa threat ko sa kay… Sino ‘yun? Basta ‘yung Chinese. You
only complainants that can you get would be the Senators. Sila ‘yung offended
parties. If you are an outside, you are just a Secretary of Justice, you are not part
of the Senate so you cannot just say na, “i-demanda mo.” Doon ko nakita, “bugok
ito,” sabi ko. Talaga naman. The way she was presenting, sabi ko, “Mahina ito.
Huwag ka maniwala bright ito.” Kaya sabi ko sa pari, t*** i** isauli ko ‘yang
sige lang. Eh may Diyos naman. God, at the end of this, will even things amongst
us. Ako, pag tinanong ako ni… “Bakit sabi ng human rights marami kang
pinatay?” “Because I had to do it God.” Buti sana kung bumaba ka doon at ikaw
ang nagdala ng hatsa. Eh kung sige lang kami dasal sa iyo walang… Can the ---
ikaw, maniwala ka nung sinasabi ng Katoliko? Kayong mga taga --- Ateneo man
tayo lahat halos. Cathechism. Grade 4? And God who was lonely, who is… And
there was nobody to please Him. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na ang God ma-lonely
pala. Buti’t na lang walang babae sa tabi siguro. God was lonely. Then He created
paradise and that’s planet earth, okay? And He saw that the paradise, the product
of His industry was beautiful. Birds, fish, lahat. Tapos --- and so God said, “I will
create man.” So pa-ganun. [whistles] Ayun si Adam. ‘Yung gusto kong tanungin
sa p***** i**** mga bishop na ‘yan… Nandiyan na si Adam. Okay na sana ‘yun.
Sabi ni God --- God found that Adam will be lonely. So he took one of his ribs,
bone, and created the woman. Na-l***** na. [laughter] ‘Di kung si Adam lang,
mag-dumugan na tayo lahat ng lalaki dito. Okay na ‘yun. Okay lang. Grade 4 ---
Ateneo ha, Ateneo, San Be --- Katoliko, Ateneo, San Beda ako. Tapos sabi niya,
“And God doubted His creation.” So tinesting (testing) niya. Tinawag niya ‘yung
ahas. [whistles] “Come here.” Tapos binigyan niya ng apple, ipinakagat niya doon
sa bunganga. Tapos sabi niya sa ahas, “Dalhin mo itong apple doon kay Eve and
tempt her to eat it, taste it.” So ang g***** ahas, walang utak… Pareho diyan sa -
(deliver) doon kay Eve. And Eve, because apple eh. Naka-balot pa ‘yung parang
foam na net. [laughter] “Made in China.” [laughter] Ang ginawa niya --- kinain ni
Eve. Tapos si Eve ginising si Adam. Siguro katatapos lang. Kumain ka rin. So
kinain ni Adam. Then malice was born. Who is this stupid God? Estupido talaga
You created some --- something perfect and then you think of an event
that would tempt and destroy the quality of your work. How --- how can you
rationalize a God? Maniwala ka? [Ikaw, Imee, maniwala ka?] Kaya nga sabi ko
diyan ‘wag ka maniwala niyang… So tayo ngayon, all of us are born with an
original sin. Ang original sin --- ah sin --- ano man ‘yan? Was it the first kiss?
O… What was the sin? Bakit original? Nasa womb ka pa, may kasalanan ka na.
C****-c**** man lang ‘yun ng nanay pati tatay mo. Wala ka mang kasali. Tapos
ngayon may original sin ka. T**** i**** klase. Anong klaseng relihiyon ‘yan. Eh
‘yan ang hindi ko matanggap. Very stupid proposition. Anong kasalanan?
Original sin, tapos i-baptize ka. Basain pa ‘yang ulo mo ng tubig. Maniwala ka
niyang pari na ‘yan. Ako, I believe that is a universal mind. But to what extent is
the influence of that… You know, I cannot picture Him as a human being in the
image of God. I… But I really believe there’s a… I have this faith and abiding
thing about... Pero ‘yang relihiyon? Sus maniwala kayo diyan. Tama ‘yung ano
mo… Alam mo, Imee, in one week, three times ako to --- two, three times ako
nasa altar. Nakaganun. Nanay ko --- susmaryosep. Sabi ko may duda ako ang
nanay ko ang descendant nung nag-palo ni Kristo nang walang hanggan. Kasi ang
nanay ko magpalo sa akin. Kaya ganun ako katindi. That is why during my term
as mayor I was very strict about physical hurt sa bata. Istrikto talaga. ‘Pag
malaman ko pinalo, sinasampal ko talaga. Kasi I have this ex… Ang nanay ko
grabe. Basta walang katapusan. Tapos dalawang oras. Si… Ang aming krus doon
sa bahay, si Jesus Christ naka-ganun. Ngayon, ‘yung simula namatay nanay ko,
hindi na ako pumunta sa bahay niya, ‘yung ancestral home namin. Ayaw kong
pumasok doon. But the last time nung nagkasakit siya, si Hesukristo nakaganun
na. [laughter] Sus Ginoo. ‘Pag gising ko pa lang, ‘yung --- nandoon na ‘yung si
kalimutan na natin ang sakripisyo niya, every year, ipaalaala mo tuloy ‘yung
kastigo niya is… Why do you have to remember a sad thing about the killing of
our God? Ako ang Diyos, gawain mo sa akin ‘yan? Ay p***** i**. Para kang
Bakit kayo tahimik diyan? Kumain na kayo? [laughter] Hindi pa? [crowd: kumain
na po.] Ah kaya pala. Eh ‘pag busog na eh… Kasi kung hindi pa, mag --- ma-ano
‘yang… ‘Yung sa likod mo, siya, “P***** i**** Duterte. Kailan ba maghinto?”
[laughter] Galing ako diyan. [laughter] Fiscal ako eh. So everytime may --- I go
into a seminar noon sa DAP, you do not see the sun for two days. Oo ‘yung sa
Ang kwarto ng --- nandoon doon sa baba eh. Dalawang araw hindi ko
makita ang… Sabi ko, p***** i**** ito. Buti pa hindi ako pumunta dito. Gusto
kong sumibat. Nag-plano na talaga ako ng… Sabi ko si ano, “Sibat tayo. P*****
i**** ‘to.” Kaya si Barredo --- may God bless his soul. Justice Barredo. Siya
‘yung last. Sige siya salita. Sige kami tingin. Paniudto naman ito uy. 11:40, 45,
ayaw pang huminto. Sabi ko, “P***** i** mamatay ka sana.” [laughter] P*****
May ikwento ako sa inyo. Gusto mo kwento? [laughter] Itong pari. Pari
rin. Alam mo, actually, if you look at the ‘yung bed --- ‘yung yearbook namin,
Class ’72, wala ako diyan. Wala akong picture. Ah tingnan niyo. Wala akong
picture. Kasi anyway, ayaw kong --- ayaw ko, ayaw ko ipag --- pang-yabang pa
eh. Ayaw ko ‘yang slur ‘no, ‘yang Ilocano tapos ganun. Ikaw, Igorot ka, Bagobo
ka, Bisaya. Ayaw --- ayaw ko ng ganun. Istrikto ako maski diyan sa mga… Ito
mga sundalo halo ‘to eh. I do not want bigotry. Sa madaling sabi, nagpa-practice
na kaming mag-martsa. T*** i** may --- may ‘yung g*** naga-ganun-ganun.
Bully eh. So sabi ko, “’Adre, p***** i** ‘pag tinamaan mo ako, babarilin kita.”
P***** i** talagang tinamaan. ‘Pag ganun, ah p***** i** ka. Bang. Natumba.
Ambak ako doon. Tapos nag-barko ako kasi alam ko hinahanap na ako ng
Metrodiscom. Martial law. Martial law lawyers kami. Uwi ako dito. Sabi ng
nanay ko, "O Rodrigo." Rodrigo man tawag sa akin. "Rodrigo…” Sabi niya,
“kailan ako mag-ano --- ako magpunta? Kay magbili pa ako ng ticket." So magpa-
reserve pa. Sampaguita kami nun 'yun favorite hotel ng ta --- diyan sa --- diyan
mismo sa...
So nagpa-reserve ako ng kwarto. Ang sabi ko, "Ma, sabi man ng pari na
magulo ang Mendiola. Sige barilan, demonstration. Sabi ng pari ipagliban na lang
daw pero some other time, 'yung peaceful na. Kay gusto man talaga nila diyan."
Sabi niya, "Ganun ba?" So binobola ko nanay ko. Malapit na siguro tawagin na
Transfiguration of…. Makinig ka diyan sa misa. It's very solemn. Ang kumakanta
diyan mga pari. Kahusay. Taga-San Beda ka, sir? Hanggang ngayon mga pari. So
diyan nagpupunta 'yung mga --- ang mongha ng itong Benedictines. So 'yung mga
maestra pati si Father Lacson, nagpunta diyan. Tapos itong si Lacson na ito, sabi
niya, "Punta na lang tayo ng Davao. Si Mayor ang --- si Duterte ang mayor
diyan." "Sige, sige, ganun. Ilang oras?" “Two hours lang 'yan, three hours.”
Nagpunta nga dito. Ang kinontact (contact), si Aquino. Eh Puro San Beda 'yan eh.
Si...
Eh di party, party. Patawag lahat ng mga Bedista. Wala man ako, sa
Taiwan ako. Ang inimbita, ang nanay ko. T*** i**** ‘yan. 'Di nandun ang nanay
ko. Pag --- "Nanay ni mayor," ganun. "Bedista 'yun." Tapos sabi ng nanay ko,
"Father, kailan ba ang graduation talaga nila? Hindi na ba 'yun na-ano?" Tapos
sabi Father Lacson, "Ha? Bakit?" "Hindi, sabi ni Rodrigo na na-postpone 'yung
graduation nila kasi magulo man ‘yang Mendiola noon." Sabi niya na, "Hindi pa
sinabi ang totoo sa'yo ni Rodrigo pala?" Sabi niya, "Wala man siya sinabi?”
“Hindi niya sinabi na binaril niya 'yung isang classmate niya doon sa classroom?"
"Hindi." Kaya pag-uwi ko, by the tone of the message, malaman ko eh.
"Tumawag ang nanay mo, magpaluto siya ng inun-unan." Ano bang inun-unan?
'yan eh. Meaty, but chewy. Kung sabihin, puntahan ko --- "papuntahin ka daw."
So by the tone of the --- by the --- “papuntahin ka ng nanay mo sa bahay niya
ngayon." Alam ko kung ano 'yan. Palo nanaman ito. Susmaryosep. Aba pagpunta
ko sabi niya, "Bakit 'di mo sinabi 'yung…?" Sabi ko lumuhod ako sa nanay ko, in
front of her. Hinawakan ko, sabi ko, "Ma, patawarin mo talaga ako." 'Yung mga
ganun. Gusto pa ninyo istorya? [laughter and applause] Anong ---- anong oras na?
[It's 8:38. 8:38. Pwede pa ho.] Ako talaga, alam mo 'yan, matindi talaga ako.
Matindi ako pag --- lalo na 'yung mga kriminal. Minsan, binigyan ako ni ---
namatay na 'yun, Colonel Arriola. 'Yun ang nagpalit kay Lorenzana dito sa 75th
Battalion. Ranger. So one day, pumunta sa bahay very early. Sabi niya, "Mayor,
may encounter kahapon. May na-recover kami na carbine." Mahilig ako sa baril
eh. Ano ito, parang bago. Talagang bago pa. Green. 'Yang green pa 'yung balot.
Sabi ko, "Salamat ha? Sa iyo na 'yan." Tapos 'yung asawa ko, 'yung unang asawa
ko, si Zimmerman pati si Inday, mga 16 years old pa 'yan, paalis sila. In my
excitement, sabi ko, "Hindi, hindi, sandali. Magtoothbrush lang ako tapos
“Ihatod --- ihatod ninyo ako sa barracks." Barracks ang tawag namin niyang ---
kasi back... Sundalo 'yan noon eh. Pagdating ko, tumindig 'yung si Abaday. 'Yung
chief of police. "O, Mayor." Sabi ko, “may binigyan ako ng army ng ano para
ninyo sa property na inyo 'to tapos ano... Mission --- memorandum receipt and
Dumating itong mga pulis na buang kasi sabi ko may tao noon na 'yung
over over. 'Yung ano pa... Ang mga babae niyan, it was fashion na, it was the
vogue at that time na meron kang ganun. Fad 'yun eh. Pero may ilang mga g***
dito. Lapitan 'yung babae tapos sabihin, "Pwede mahiram sandali kasi may holdup
diyan. Tawagan lang namin si Mayor." Gamitin nila 'yung pangalan ko. So ang
tao, ma-ano kaagad --- "Ah, si Mayor." Di ibigay. Itakbo na. Tatlong beses na. Eh
sinabihan ko 'yung pulis diyan sa --- "T*** i**. Sabi ko, pag hindi niyo nahuli,
bantay kayo sa akin. I'll give you 24 hours." So ganun ang takbo ng events. So
maya-maya, 'yung pulis nakahuli, dumating. Sabi niya, "Mayor, nahuli na namin
'yung magnanakaw ng radyo. Gusto mo dalhin namin dito?" Sabi ko, "Hindi.
Bugbugin ko 'yang p***** i**** 'yan." Sabi ko, "Maraming media ditong
magdatingan." Sabi ko doon lang sa 431st." 431st Building itong sa army noon sa
PC. Pulis na ngayon 'yan, headquarters. "Ah, hindi. Puntahan ko lang." Sabi niya,
"Maski diyan sa likod niyan." Sabi ko, "Hindi. Mamaya." 'Yun ang usapan. Itong
mga pulis, mga babae, lapit. Maraming pirnipirma ‘yung chief of police. Maya
bigla lang nang --- dito sa, nakaupo ako dito, nakatalikod. Sabi ni Abaday, t***
i**** Abaday na 'yan oy. Sarap patayin. Patay na eh. Sabi niya, "Ayan o. Ano..."
'Yun lang sinabi niya, "Oo 'yan." Nakita ko butas 'yung t-shirt, nakatsinelas. Ang
mukha ko. Sabi ko, "P***** i** ka." Eh busy siya doon sa mga dalawang
policewoman
. Hindi nila napansin 'yung drama --- evolving na drama. "P***** i** ka."
Labas. Pag labas di ba may parang concept doon na sa harap ng --- 'yung
istambay ng pulis. 'Yung parang nipa hut. 'Yung bamboo. Para lang --- parang
waiting room doon mga pulis. Paglabas sabi ko, "Halika. T*** i** ka. Ilan ang
radyong nanakaw mo? Sabihin mo sa akin ang totoo. Barilin kita dito." Ang sagot
niya, “Mayor, tatlo man lang ‘yung hindi ma-account.” Ako, “ano?
Accountaccount ka pa diyan p***** i** ka --- ikaw kawatan.” Sabi ko, “batuta.”
Sabi ng pulis, “Sir, bawal na ang batuta ngayon”. P***** i** mga ‘to. ‘Yung mga
pulis may kawa. Siyempre kaawa ng mga… Nag-chi-chip-in ‘yan sila ng ulam,
gulay, ganun, may pirasong karne. Nakakaawa naman talaga ako sa kanila. Sabi
ko --- pumunta ako doon sa mga --- eh may bamboo naka-ganun. Kinuha ko
‘yung firewood na hindi --- hindi pa nasunog lahat. Pero may pulis diyan, apat ha.
Pati yung pulis ko na driver, si Sonny. Sabi ko,“Lagay mo ang kamay mo diyan.”
Wala man ring nagsabi na, “Mayor anong gawin mo?” Paglagay ng --- lagay ng
kamay, p***** i**. Bang! ‘Yung tatlong kuko man gud --- tuo gud ‘tong umalsa.
Sabi niya… [crying in pain] Tapos nagtindigan ang mga pulis, “Sir, bakit sir?”
Yung drayber ko, ginanun ako. Yung ganun --- “Sir, ngano man na, sir?
Unsa man na sir?” Sabi ko, “eh hindi ba ito ‘yung magnanakaw ng radyo?” Siya,
“hindi, sir. ‘Yung property officer namin ‘yan, sir.” [laughter] Naa pa ba si Caños
diha o wala na? Retire na? “P***** i** ka. De-account-account ka pa, hindi mo
ako --- l***** ka, kawatan. Lagay mo ‘yang kamay mo diyan.” Eh talagang todo
na… Nakita ko talaga ‘yung kuko na tumindig. Sinabi ‘di ‘yan --- “Sir, hindi ‘yan
--- si Caños --- ‘yan ang property officer namin.” [laughter] “P***** i** ka.
L**** ka. ‘Di umalis ka.” Unya sabi ko ‘yung papel --- ‘yung serial number
ngayong hapon. ” Sabi ng mga pulis, “ Sir, ito si --- paano ‘to si Caños sir? Ganun
na eh.”[laughter] Ah. Sabi ko, “g*** yan.” Hindi ‘yan nagsabi, “Sir, bakit mo
ako…” Sabi ko, “Ito, kayong mga pulis, utro rin kayo. Bakit hindi niyo ako
pinigil?” Sabi niya, “Sir, masama na kasi ang mukha mo eh. [laughter] Akala
namin may kasalanan rin talaga si Caños. Sabagay sabi niya hindi niya ma-
account tatlong radyo. Ayun na ‘yun. [laughter] So ganun. ‘Yun, pulis ‘yon ha?
Hindi --- hindi kriminal ‘yun. Eh isipin mo ‘yung kriminal. Tapos naawa ako.
ka pala eh.” Sabi niya, “Sir, sorry talaga, sir, kasi akala ko na nagtanong ka nung -
-- na hindi naturn-over ng mga…” Alam mo g*** ‘yang mga pulis. ‘Pag ma-
transfer ‘yan, dala-dala nila yang issue. Ah ganun ‘yan. Pulis? P***** i**. Pulis
pa iyo. Eh nakita ko, sabi ko sa drayber ko, “Sino itong g***? Saan ba ito
nakatira? “ “Sa malayo ‘yan sir, sa boundary ng Davao City --- Panabo.”
Caños --- siyempre napahiya siya na nabudyakan siya, ikot-ikot siya doon sa
barracks. Oh sabi niya, “Oh, napalo nga pero tingnan mo --- tingnan mo naman...”
[laughter] Ang pulis p**… Ang --- ang… Love hate kami niyang pulis eh.
Paglabas ko sa barracks, may apat na mga ung --- g*** talaga ‘yang mga pulis.
Naka-ganun. “ Sir, hampasin mo ang kamay namin, sir.” [laughter] ‘Yan ang
buhay ng mayor. Si Imee marami rin ‘yan. But anyway, one of the longest na
salita ko. Narrator ‘yung --- oo. [applause] Dala yabang, pero totoo. Maalaala.
Sino ho – sinong abogado dito? [laughter] UP kayo? Ateneo? Dumaan kayo kay
Ilonggo ‘yun. Malaking tao, itim. Takot kaming lahat. Nagtuturo ‘yan, UP,
Ateneo, San Beda. Pareho, pareho kami --- Criminal Law. Pero ang ma-
pronounce niya ang last syllable lang. Terror talaga yun. T*** i**. Magtanong ka
na--- magtanong ka kung sinong --- kung kilala mo Solidum? Lahat kami noon.
Ako minsan sa klase, ang mapronounce niya yung katapusan lang. Pag sinabi
mong Caños pati Ramos, ganun. “Mos!” [laughter] Yun. Ako pati si Laurente. So
kung Lauren- -- Duterte, “Te!” [laughter] P***, tumindig ako. Pero yun ang
naglibre sa akin. Kasi ayaw ako i-certify ng pari. Sabi ni Ricardo Puno, [unclear]
succession. Si Ricardo Puno pati si Solidum, sabi niya “no, no. Where will this
boy go if you do not certify him?” Hindi ka makakuha ng bar. Talagang pinalusot
ako. Kasi ang problema nga naman ng binaril ko, may baril siya pero walang
lisensya. Ang akin may lisensya, nakuha. [laughter] So may kaso rin siya. Sabi
nga ng propesor, tabla nalang. So --- kaya narestore ako. Nakakuha ako ng bar.
Minsan “Te!” Di tindig rin si Laurente, tindig rin ako. Tapos sabi ni Solidum ---
ganun yung antipara niya hanggang dito nalang o. Sabi niya -- - hindi naman niya
hilain ng ganun, eh ganunin niya. [laughter] Hindi man itulak ng ganun, so mag-
ganun siya. “G***** Duterte why are you standing?” [laughter] “I did not call
you g******!” [laughter] Sabi ko, “sir, I’m sorry”. Oo ganun. Tanungin mo yung
mga …
“Because you are always talking at the back. Come here in front. Diyan.”
[laughter] So pagdating ko sa front, di upo ako. “Okay, Laurente sit down. You
recite.” O di, tindig ako. Kamot tayo. Sabi niya, “start answering”. [laughter] So
ako naman, sabi ko pambawi, “Sir, there is no question yet, sir.” P***** i**
lalong nagalit. Sabi niya, “Duterte, do not scratch your head and scatter your
dandruff in this room. Keep it in your head. That’s the only one you have.”
[laughter]
Ah, maski sinong --- basta dumaan diyan may insulto ‘yan. Magtanong
kayo ng mga abogado, na-under kay Solidum. Kaya ang tawag sa akin nila noon
is “dandruff”. “Si dandruff o”. [laughter] Pero noong mayor ako, ipinatawag ko
yung classmate ko, “dandruff-dandruff kayo, p***** i** ihulog ko kayo diyan sa
--- you…[laughter] “Sir.” Pulis ito. “We still have one next engagement. Private
wedding.” Oo nga pala, nakalimutan ko. [Tumawag na?] May kasal, eh ninong
ako, civil. Yun nalang kay---yun naman ang… ‘Yan totoo yan. Maski magtanong
ka ng Class ’72. Class ’72 kami, martial law kami. Lumabas yung result, ’73.
Class ’72, bar 72. Yang Solidum na yan. “Keep it in your head.” [laughter]
Ilonggo eh. “That is the only one you have.” [laughter] Salamat po. [applause]
will turn out for good. Everybody is talking about GOD now. The President did
not say stupid to God but god (small case) and that’s what most people
misunderstood. There are so many gods. The god of money can become our god if
we love money over anything else. We can make ourselves god unknowingly if
we think that it’s all about us all the time. So my point is that the president did not
mock or insult GOD. He said that he believes that there is really GOD up there.
student from a catholic school, at first I was shocked to hear him, the President,
say such an insulting remark to the God I have been respecting and worshipping
all my life but after some time I have to come to understand that maybe the
president might have been in an unfortunate event that made him question the
almighty above or something that has made him question the story of origin as to
why he said such a statement while telling the story of origin. For me a President
is good as long as he gets to work and gets the work done, President Duterte has
fit my definition for quite sometime now, he knows what’s wrong and does what
should be done. Although the President tends to joke harshly about some matters
but I have come to know that his jokes are not to be taken seriouslyas how the
people that jump at him everytime he makes one. For me, his work is what
matters, not just the talks and specially never the jokes.”
things directly but doesn’t emphasize their true meaning. People who hate
someone will always find a stone to throw at the person. God of catholics are not
stupid, the gos of those hypocrite priests and bishops are what Duterte wants to
really say. It’s okay because that’s his perception of what God is. “your God is
stupid but mine is not:” that’s what he said and for me I think it’s the Fake gods
him all the way. He may have a bad mouth but he has a clean conscience and
government.”
is stupid”, for me weather you think he is right or wrong he has the freedom to
express his own opinion just like everyone else. No one has a monopoly on being
right. He hasn’t turned his opinion about God into a policy, when we have our
own beliefs in God and he has his own beliefs towards God.” – Princess Cortez
directly against PDuterte, he condemn his act of calling God stupid. It is but just
true that the coin has two sides, we need to be very sensitive in dealing with said
of those who seeks refuge from calling god evil to run away from other certain
issues.
said about that topic but heard some of it. What I can say is that he must not
include God in any disgusting reactions he may say to any situation he is facing
to, even though some of us do or do not believe in God but we must remember
that we must respect still who believe made us and who we are faithfully
believing to.”
he has no religion, he can just say that especially when he is provoked and
boastful. He thinks that people may idolize him. It is good to know anyway that
he is regretful for what he said. So it must be a lesson to think first, be silent for a
Another opinion from Lauren Solomon, “I think he’s the stupid one. Why
would he blame his creator? Because pati ba naman ‘yon papakealaman niya, pati
ba naman yun kailangan niyang sabihin? He’s the president, should look out for
his own country and fellowmen hindi yung religion kailangan niyang idamay.
Sometimes he’s okay pero madalas he’s insane. There are so many issues going
on around him and his country baka naman, mas pagtuonan na lang niya ‘yon ng
pansin kesa gumagawa ng issue. Mention-mention niya kaya si God while he was
still running for his position tas nung nakuha gusto… what a shame as a person
pero kinabukasan nagdasal naman siya. Lakas niya magpadasal kay Brother Eddie
According to Fr. Edwin Fernandez, “It’s sad that president duterte talks to
our almighty God in that way but we cannot blame him for his attitude. He thinks
that he is better than anyone and a leader like him shouldn’t be the one to lead. A
leader who have fear in God can also be scared to commit unlawful things.”
As for me, We all know that right from the start President Duterte has this
born from a catholic family, my first reaction would be shocked and has a
criticizing eyes for what he said. Like why would he use the Lord’s name if he
would just use it for his unreasonable “jokes”. Yes, he is our President, our leader.
But as a follower of a leader who will do “anything” would you still follow him
Some would still support him no matter what, but mostly will stop and
starts to disagree with him. As far as I know, even if we have different names of
our own God, he is still one. We have different religions and such so we cannot
stop or judge the president’s opinion. However, it does not mean that I agree to
his statement, just saying “things” like that went too far. Even if every people has
its own freedom of expression the President should still respect everyones
diversity of views and opinions we should always start with Respect. The
statement he said reacts on matters of faith and morals but it should not mingle in
whom he has not known or loved as stupid. But as Cardinal Tagle said “if we are
doing what is just and what is pleasing in the eyes of God, we don’t need to save