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In Summary: 10 Statements President Duterte Has Made About Women

In Summary: 10 Statements President Duterte Has Made About Women

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5. “P***** i**, sayang ito. Ang nagpasok sa isip ko, nirape nila, pinagpilahan nila doon. Nagalit ako kasi nirape? Oo, isa rin ‘yun . Pero napakaganda, dapat ang mayor muna ang mauna. Sayang.” (What a waste. I realized that they lined up to rape her. Did I get mad because she was raped? That’s one reason. Still, she was so beautiful that they should have let the mayor go first.)

In 1989, an Australian missionary named Jacqueline Hamill was killed during a hostage-taking incident in Davao City. She was reportedly raped at knifepoint and later died due to a gunshot wound. Duterte spoke of his take on the incident during a campaign rally in the lead up to the 2016 elections. He was mayor of Davao City at the time of the incident.

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