MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday used rape to illustrate the effects of illegal drugs on the behavior of addicts, even mentioning an actress who was sexually assaulted in the 1960s. Duterte said victims of rape used to be beautiful women who were “worth going to jail” and “worth dying (for).”“And you know what? During our time, ang nire-rape doon… yung magaganda (the rape victims then were beautiful),” the president said. Dela Riva, a former actress, was kidnapped and raped by four men believed to be high in illegal drugs. Duterte stirred controversy last year for his comment about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary in Davao City in 1989.

Source: Philippine Star December 19, 2017 14:03 UTC