Nang tanungin tungkol sa kanyang patakaran sa digmaan sa droga, iginiit ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi niya ipinag-utos ang pagpatay sa mga adik sa droga, ngunit nang maglaon ay inamin niya na ginawa niya ito.
When questioned about his drug war policy, former president Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed that he did not order the killing of drug addicts, but later admitted that he did.
On several occasions, Duterte cursed and criticized Marcos, even calling him a drug addict.
In less than two months, former president Rodrigo Duterte went from denying that he described President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a “drug addict” to claiming he was the first to call the chief executive that.
Sa loob ng wala pang dalawang buwan, itinanggi ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na inilarawan niya si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bilang isang “drug addict" at sinabing siya ang unang tumawag sa chief executive ng ganyan.
After calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. a “drug addict,” former president Rodrigo Duterte now says he could have been referring to the use of medicines, not illegal substances.
This was the first time Rodrigo Duterte mentioned President Ferdinand Marcos’ name in connection with drug abuse.
Ito ang unang beses na binanggit ni Duterte ang pangalan ni Marcos kaugnay ng drug abuse. Sa isang talumpati noong Nob. 18, 2021 sa Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, sinabi ng noo'y presidente na may isang kandidato sa 2022 presidential election na gumagamit ng cocaine, ngunit hindi sinabi kung sino ang kanyang tinutukoy.
