President Rodrigo Duterte has assured that he will not allow chaos and fraud in the 2022 elections.
In his public address Monday night, the President warned anyone who would attempt to disrupt the upcoming election.
“I am warning everybody, kasama ko sa Partido o hindi, kaibigan kita o hindi. Kalaban kita, itong election na ito huwag mong talagang . . .’Wag ka magkamali kasi andyan pa ako. Of course, the supreme body during elections is Comelec, and I will just coordinate to Comelec and I will not allow fraud tapos iyong mga tigas-tigas . . . Gusto ko bago ako umalis ay makatikim naman ang mga Pilipino ng malinis na eleksyon, especially to Mindanao,” he said.
Duterte also said that he would not allow political warlords who often use violence during elections to be overwhelmed.
Duterte warns those who plan to interrupt, cheat in Election 2022
“Mayroon diyan iyong mga matagal na sa pulitka, iyong political warlords na may mga armas. Pagka-ganoon ang gawin mo, you terrorize, pati kayo NPA ‘wag kayo sumali. . . Pero huwag kayo makialam dito sa election, at saka tiyaka iyong drug money. Malalaman naming iyan, magtatapon ka ng pera bibili ka ng boto P1,000 isang boto, titingnan ka namin . . . I am appealing to the leaders both sa lahat ng tribo na huwag kayo mag-ano . . . I said if you do not follow a peaceful path in the elections, papuntahan ko kayo ng army at ng pulis. Disarmahan lahat ng tao at kulungin ka,” he said.
The President again said that he would not run for vice president in next year’s election and would only let someone else lead the country.
“It is time to give way to a new set of leaders who hopefully continue the reforms projects and programs that this administration has pursued for the past few years. It is my hope that the new set of leaders will pursue a platform of gov’t that will build on our gains in the areas of fighting illegal drugs, criminality, corruption, terrorism, and insurgency,” said Duterte.
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