The Philippine president Rodirigo Duterte, has been a controversial president since he assumed office, and he currently created a new attention when he said that he had ordered the Navy to kill kidnappers that are trying to escape with their victims.
While speaking in the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incorporated's installation of trustees and officers at the Marco Polo Hotel, the president told the audience comprising of ambassadors and businessmen to make sure not to be kidnapped.
Order ko talaga sa Navy, sa Coast Guard, basta nag-kidnap tapos trying to escape, pasabugin mo na silang lahat. Sabi nila, [may] hostage. Sorry, collateral damage
(My order to the Navy, Coast Guard is, if they are kidnappers and they are trying to escape, blow them up. They said, there are hostages. Sorry, collateral damage.)
"Kaya huwag kayo magpa-kidnap, sa totoo lang (Don't get kidnapped, honestly), Duterte said jokingly, while the audience chuckles.
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The president believes that the his hard stance on the new policy will make kidnappers think before any further operation;
If they are blasted everyday, that would stop or at least places us in a very, into a parity. Hindi ka lamang sa kalokohan mo, talagang pasabugin [kita] (You don't have an advantage because of your foolishness, I will really blast you away)
Kidnapping for ransom is the trade of the day in parts of Mindanao, as terrorist groups like the Abu-sayeff can use such ransom to fund their organisation.