ADVERTISEMENTReporter Argyll Barrios, a member of the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC), said excluding the media from coverage of the President’s official functions had affected his work. Another reporter pointed out that coverage of Mr. Duterte was important because his events and statements form part of history. I’d be happy to slaughter them,” Mr. Duterte had said referring to his war on drugs. Controversial quotesADVERTISEMENTAddressing former communist rebels on Feb. 7, Mr. Duterte, who was mayor before becoming president, told his audience: “Tell the soldiers: There’s a new order coming from the mayor. We will just shoot your vagina.” Malacañang later said it was meant as a sarcastic remark.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 27, 2018 23:03 UTC