The president said he would destroy the drug groups' apparatus nationwide for the love of his country and his people. MANILA, Philippines — Unfazed by the outcry from international and local human rights groups, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would purge the government of rogue judges, prosecutors, local officials, military and the police involved in the narcotics trade. In a midnight press briefing, Duterte who earned the moniker "The Punisher" said he does not even need to declare martial law to rid the country of drug protectors, coddlers and users. But he was also shocked to realize the magnitude of the drug menace after he was elected as president. Mag-pu-purge talaga ang gobyerno sa mga may atraso in the government itself," Duterte said.

Source: Philippine Star August 09, 2016 04:57 UTC