Rodrigo Duterte Quotes

If I become president, I advise you people to put up several funeral parlor businesses because I am against illegal drugs... I might kill someone because of it.

[To Davao citizens] You go back in time[...] Gaganito ba kaganda ang Davao kung niwaldas ko yung discretionary fund ko (intelligence fund)? Gaganito kaya... You know the history of Davao. Nandiyan si pastor [Apollo Quiboloy]. Kayo lahat, you're a living witness na maganda ang Davao. How did it came about? How did it flourish? Kinain ko yung intelligence fund, ang intelligence fund, binili ko, pinapatay ko lahat. Kaya gano'n ang Davao. Yung mga kasama ninyo, pinatigok ko talaga. Iyon ang totoo.

Translation: Don't you wonder why you can say I am currying favor with the military? Look at my Cabinet, half of them are retired generals. Half of the cabinet members are predominantly from there.

Hindi ba kayo nagtaka kung sabihin ninyo nagpapalakas ako sa military? Tingnan mo 'yung Cabinet ko, kalahati puro retired generals. Kalahati ng Cabinet members, predominantly diyan.

Translation: Cadre, I am not overly eager to be President. I am a disposable President because that is how it should be. If you don't want me, if you're angry, then remove me, stage a coup d'état.

Adre, hindi ako atat na atat maging presidente. (I am a disposable president because that is this the ---) ‘yon dapat ang ano. Kasi kung ayaw ninyo, kung galit kayo, o ‘di tanggalin ninyo ako, mag-coup d’état kayo.

Translation: I am in charge that's why I feel responsible for the police and the military.

Ako ang nasusunod kaya I feel so responsible sa mga pulis ko pati sa mga militar.

Translation: My quarrel with the Catholic church is personal. You drug addicts, don't harm bishops and cardinals because they are not involved in the political ruckus.

‘Yang aming away ko sa Katoliko amin lang yan personal. Kayong mga adik, 'wag ninyong totohanin ‘yong pukpokin yung bishop at kardinal, hindi sila kasali sa political ruckus.

Translation: That's why I said, "Hey, you bystanders, when your bishop passes by, stick him up, that son of a bitch is rich. Kill him."

Kaya pagdating ko sabi ko, ‘Hoy, kayong mga tambay diyan, 'pag dumaan 'yang obispo ninyo holdapan 'yan maraming pera 'yan putang ina niya. Patayin mo.’

We won't kill you. We will just shoot your [female rebels] vagina so that if there are no vaginas, it would be useless.

Translation: If you don't modernize, leave. You're poor? Son of a whore! Suffer through hardship and hunger. I don't care.

[To jeepney transport groups] Pag hindi niyo na-modernize yan, umalis kayo. Mahirap kayo? Putang ina, sige! Mag... magtiis kayo sa hirap at gutom. Wala akong pakialam.