“Don’t worry about my security because I’ve talked with somebody. I said 'if I’m killed, you’ll kill BBM, Liza Araneta and Martin Romualdez. No joke, no joke,’” the vice president said without elaborating
I'm sorry, she said it's not a joke but, lmao
I mean, the Marcos dynasty has been assassinating political rivals for decades. It's almost refreshing to see someone stop pretending assassinations aren't the political reality in the Philippines.
She's apparently the daughter of the previous president who's also been assassinating people left and right during his whole term.
Daughterte is her silly nickname. Yeah her dad (Rodrigo Duterte) bragged about throwing people out of helicopters. He unleashed an insane War on Drugs which was cover to imprison or kill just about anyone.
There is allegedly some substance in it. Folks I've talked to in the Philippines who had relatives on drugs said things did improve massively and many stopped.
Obviously looks weird from outside but it is only part of the story.
I'm coming from a perspective where drugs should be legal and regulated. So anyone being imprisoned or worse for drugs is sick to me. I'm glad some addicts got better, but at what cost?
I agree with you on that.
It's very different in western countries to poorer countries where guns are readily accessible. I'm talking more in regards to suppliers than consumers. I don't believe consumers should be punished. They should get help, but ultimately you cannot always treat gangs and suppliers with love and hugs when they'd happily ruin lives for money.
Look at Mexico, Columbia, El Salvador and the problems they have dealing with drug gangs. Legalising world wide would reduce those gangs power considerably.
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