Duterte to corrupt execs: ‘I’ll kill you’

President Rodrigo Duterte addressed his latest “kill” rant to corrupt government officials, saying he would use an M-14 assault rifle to shoot down officials engaged in irregularities.

He said one instance of corruption was the diversion of funds for farmers to officials’ pockets.

“The highway is long,” he said. “What if I wait for you in one corner with an M-14. Do you think you’ll live?” Mr. Duterte said during the distribution of certificates of land ownership awards to farmers in Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat province.

“I will kill you, I’m sure of that,” he said, addressing himself to corrupt officials.

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