MANILA, Philippines — Harry Roque, a lawyer and party-list representative, has warned President Rodrigo Duterte's critics that he will "throw hollow blocks" at them once he is officially appointed presidential spokesperson. "If, in the past, you were able to throw stones without anyone hitting back, be warned that if you throw stones, I won't just throw stones but hollow blocks," he said. President Duterte himself has launched profanity-laced rants against the European Union, the United Nations, media companies and members of the political opposition. "Just wait for the adobe and hollow blocks that I will throw at you," Roque warned in the same video where he also said he believes in allowing "the marketplace of ideas" to flourish. Duterte: Roque appointment a personal decisionDuterte made the announcement of Roque’s appointment during a birthday party for the congressman in Davao City on Friday night.

Source: Philippine Star October 30, 2017 02:26 UTC