Vice President Jejomar Binay called presidential rival Rodrigo Duterte an "executioner" shortly after tagging the Davao City mayor in extrajudicial killings in his hometown.
Duterte denied that he was involved in any unlawful executions, but he said that the fight against criminals and syndicates is "bloody" and not "pristine."
In a statement, Binay hit Duterte for his inconsistency and noted how he has publicly admitted to killing people in earlier interviews.
"Mayor Duterte palaging pinagyayabang mo na marami kang pinatay, ngayon ito ay tinatanggi mo," said the former Makati mayor. "Make up your mind, berdugong mamamatay tao."
"The presidency is not for the unprincipled and the inconsistent. It is not for liars, braggarts, and most especially merciless killers," he added.
Binay said Duterte's method of killing suspected criminals is inhumane, a violation of human rights, and against the laws of men and God.
"We do not need a leader who wantonly disregards the sanctity of human life and whose only wrong solution to the pressing problem of poverty is to kill the poor," he said.
In his campaign speech on Friday, however, Duterte said he could not kill women, children, or a person who has surrendered to authorities.
"Even if I wanted to kill children and women, I could not do it. Lalaki, anytime. But to kill a person kneeling down, his hands up, and say kill him, I could not do that. There is a little bit of warrior left in me," he said.
Source: GMANetwork
Loading...
