They will be wiped out,” he told a crowd of 10,500 people gathered at Plaza Independencia on Sunday night. “Those who are into illegal drugs … I will make it very, very dangerous for you to live,” he added. US intelligence forecastThe President claimed that in the 1990s, US intelligence made a forecast that the Philippines may become a narcostate due to the illegal drug trade in the country. He also mentioned that the war on narcotics would be relentless in the coming days when he spoke before 1,500 beneficiaries of the government’s unconditional cash transfer program. Cash giftsBefore the President graced the rally at Plaza Independencia, he was at Cebu Technological University (CTU) to distribute cash gifts to the beneficiaries of the cash transfer program.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 25, 2019 23:15 UTC