Peter Lim is a fairly common name in the Philippines, where part of the population claims ethnic Chinese descent. He won the May election by landslide largely on a pledge to kill tens of thousands of drug suspects and other criminals. But Duterte shot back: "I will not say I'm sorry because the reason you're here is you're a suspected drug lord." In the bizarre meeting held Friday that evoked scenes from a gangster film, the hardline anti-crime president warned Peter Lim to steer clear of narcotics. MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte met with a businessman he accused of being one of the Philippines' top drug lords and threatened to kill him to his face.

Source: Bangkok Post July 16, 2016 06:11 UTC