Kindly sit down. Thank you.

Secretary Delfin Lorenzana; General Año; Vice Admiral Joseph Mercado; Lieutenant General Rey Leonardo Guerrero; the officers and staff of the Philippine Navy; fellow workers in government; my beloved countrymen.

I have a very short speech which is always prepared. But before I read it, I just like to communicate with you what is in my heart.

There is a strife going on in the Philippines and I grieve the loss of my soldiers and policemen. It is not easy to read a briefer everyday to find out that you’re losing aplenty of your best soldiers and the hardworking policemen.

As I have warned the country before that Marawi was the bedrock of the manufacture of illegal chemical called the shabu.

And there was a time when we declared the state of lawlessness and everything was being watched and raided in Central Mindanao.

We lost at that time so many soldiers but apparently most of the Filipinos took it nonchalant. Ang akala siguro nang marami — now, I do not have to name them — think it was fun to kill Filipinos. But actually there was a growing menace.

I cut short my… For the commanding officer of the troops, kindly give the tikas pahinga order.

And I remember very well that during the first command conference of the AFP-PNP, I specifically warned everybody that there is more dark clouds ahead of us.

And I was referring to the contamination of the ISIS, which was slowly creeping into our shores. And for all, lahat, Christians and the Moro, who were into shabu sought sanctuary amongst the terrorists for protection and to ensure the success of their business.

So much so that even Manila was already flooded and we had to put an apparatus to stop it. Of course, it would cost lives. You cannot find a war especially drugs without losing your men and the enemy.

Marami ko… I lose four, five soldiers and policemen everyday. And in Marawi now, I’m very sad to tell you that we have suffered tremendous losses because we are the invading force and they have been set up there for a long time waiting for the soldiers of the Republic to come.

And this is my take. Hinayaan kasi natin ang droga. So there was a time and until now that the terrorism activities in the Philippines is funded and fueled by drug money. Alam namin na wala masyadong tulong ang ISIS sa Middle East.

Nakukuha namin ‘yung ipinapadala nila by just examining papers and one of those who were really this recipient of a huge amount was a member of the Philippine National Police, ‘yung si Nobleza.

She was not only in cahoots but she was an active player in the terrorism business. She’s the one that was apprehended by the military in Bohol when she tried to extricate the remaining Abu Sayyaf who were on the run at that time.

I’m happy to report to you that everyone of them went to Bohol extensively to sow terror have all been neutralized.

So I hope that would give them a lesson not to go beyond the shores of Mindanao. And the only reason why I am worried about the Visayas is just it’s a very short span of a sea and, as a matter of fact, if you leave by ship or boat via Cagayan, by morning time, you are in the Visayas.

And it’s an island, a group of islands, it’s very porous and you cannot control any Filipino for that matter be a Moro or a Christian from going anywhere and everywhere.

That is the Constitutional right of every Filipino in this country. And that is why I mentioned in passing that if there is maybe a transfer of venue from Mindanao to the Visayas and to make it easy for the Philippines to challenge the new engagements, I will be forced to declare the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, not martial law, but ‘yung habeas corpus lang so that I can arrest you anytime without a warrant.

That is just a precautionary measure. I don’t think it will happen. I hope it will not happen. But if it does, we must be ready. There is no middle ground here. We are not talking about an ordinary police operation.

I am worried about an ideology that wants to supplant the Filipino way of life. Iyan ang problema. They are trying to correct a way of living for everybody and they do it by killing people invoking the name of God and that is a very terrible ideology. It does not know anything except to waste human lives. 

So I give my salute, my respects to the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the National Police, my salute and my deepest respect. And I grieve with the families, those who have lost their lives.

The military in Mindanao runs supreme because when you declare martial law it is really an implicit admission that the police alone or the law enforcement agencies of the country which does not ordinarily include the military is called upon to help restore order.

Once order is restored and if upon the advice of the military and the police who in the first place gave me the reason to declare martial law, while they did not say, ‘You go ahead President Duterte,’ they gave me sufficient information and I asked them, ‘Are we already in the critical level?’

And there was an almost a unison and redundant even statements that delikado tayo sa Mindanao given the practice of the ISIS in the Middle East, just exploding everything in their hands.

Today, Iraq had two, in a market place and in an ice cream parlor. They lose people by the hundreds everyday. We cannot allow it to happen here. We will have to die fighting them.

And if I can only join… If you would allow me to join you, I’d be happy to lead you to the mouths of hell for after all, we have to die sometime. But you can be assured of my help and that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the National Police will have the priority in acquiring the equipment to help you.

In my time, my speech, kaya ayaw kong basahin kasi it mentions here of the modernization program and the sea and air assets that we have acquired.

But you know, I must be frank. I do not relish bannering out statements like that for after all, this happened not during my time.

Ayaw ko lang magpayabang kasi babasahin ko ano ang nakuha ninyo ngayon at ang makarami po. But in the process it seems that I would also be pulling my own chair as if I was responsible for this.

I will have my time. I have five years. I will acquire more jets, air assets and boats. And I will make the Philippine Armed Forces a little bit stronger by the time, InShaAllah, I go out as President. [applause]

Iyon lang po. I will not talk to anybody. I will not talk to the terrorists. We will maintain our present dialogue with the MI and MN and the traditional mainliner.

And as for the NPA, Sison ordered his soldiers to take an aggressive stand. Alam mo, may gusto lang akong sabihin sa inyo.

Kayong mga komunista and even the MI and MN, this is a 50 years war already. And nakakaiyak kung isipin mo 50 years, wala naman tayong ginawa kung hindi magpatayan at ang karamihan nating casualty, taga-gobyerno, on the civilian side, almost about a third of our barangay captains have been liquidated.

Alam mo, for all of their bravado, they never occupied even a barangay for 24 hours. And yet when they talk, it’s all full of breeze. Akala mo sino.

Sison said that he will order his soldiers to engage us and here comes a statement that they also want to fight the terrorist. At bakit? Kung manalo ba ang ISIS dito sa Pilipinas, may papel pa kayo sa mundong ito?

Huwag tayong magbolahan. You will be marginalized and outcast because your form of government is always anathema to the rest of the religious zealots in this world.

Ang Islam is fundamentally feudal because the Quran orders it to be so. And whether you like it or not, however you reconfigure the country’s there and that was the mistake of the Americans.

They thought that they could convince itong mga Middle East countries to follow the parliamentarian, the elections. It ain’t so. It ain’t so.

It’s purely feudal and you just have to live with it because it is the Quran, which is the constitution of the Islam faith.

Kayong mga komunista, you are just wasting your time. You cannot prevail over Government of the Republic of the Philippines neither can you find a sanctuary under a communist rule. Huwag na tayong magbolahan. Iyan ang mangyayari sa inyo.

I tried to talk to you, as a matter of fact, conceding almost — ni-release ko halos lahat ang mga preso ninyo. But ang… Well, my only consolation was that most I have released may mga sakit na, 70 and beyond. May TB, diabetes, hypertension. And so I said, ‘Go there and fight again if you want.’ Pero ‘yung able-bodied nila nandiyan pa sa Muntinlupa.

And if there is a breakdown in the peace and order here because of the participation of the communists in this war against the ISIS, kung gusto ninyong tumulong sa kabila, magpuntahan na kayo lahat.

But I am warning the leaders whom I have released and who are now talking to the representatives of my government: Do not attempt to come home. I will arrest all of you and throw you to the slammer.

Pagkukulungin ko kayo at lahat nung matanda, aarestuhin ko ‘yun uli. And if needed, they will just die there inside the prison.

Alam ninyo na hindi na kayo makatakbo-takbo. So stop f****** government.

Eh gusto ninyo ano eh… So if I may just read my speech. May I?

I congratulate the Philippine Navy for your remarkable contributions in strengthening the foundation of our nation, which is very correct.

Your efforts to fulfill your mandate to uphold peace and sovereignty in our territorial waters have been remarkable in the past years and today, you have once again reaffirmed your important role as you support the counterterrorism efforts against the Maute group in Marawi City.

Your presence in Mindanao, along with the other members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, have made our kababayans feel more secure at this most delicate and challenging time.

I am confident that you will remain committed to your oath to safeguard our shores and shoals against all acts of terror and violence.

Let me take this occasion as an opportunity to assure all of our support for the institution’s initiatives and needs.

Since I assumed office in July, various vessels have been added. Ayaw ko kasi hindi ‘yan akin. Bayad ‘yan at nadeliver ‘yan sa hindi ko panahon.

More acquisitions of vessels and equipment are also under way to better maritime law enforcement, counterterrorism and disaster relief operations.

I hope that all of you will be more inspired and empowered by these projects.

May this event bolster a newfound spirit of courage and patriotism in your hearts so that you will never falter in your mission.

By protecting our shores, you are also helping secure our country’s future together.

Let us continue to serve our beloved homeland with honor, duty and valor.

Now, one last issue. Ito bang… Itong mga bobo ng gobyerno, they keep on egging me sa arbitral ruling. Sinabi nila, ‘Anong ginagawa mo sa arbitral?’

Well, in the first place, ‘yung Americans, they are here, sila ‘yung gustong mag-leverage niyan. And yet, you have that injunction of seeking a peaceful dialogue and resolving the issue in accordance with the international law. 

The arbitral ruling places the South China Sea in our jurisdiction. But the Chinese has insisted and has made well known their stand that it is theirs and they will die for it.

At ngayon itong si Carpio para bang gusto niyang lugawin ko, that I will pursue the matter, tawagin ko ‘yung mga countries to help us.

Alam mo nandito si Secretary Lorenzana and also present was Cayetano, he was already appointed Foreign Secretary at ‘yung si Bong ang aide ko.

So we were there in Russia but we were advised na kinabukasan pa… I just went a day ahead para matulog to overcome the jet lag. But about six hours after my stay, after I landed, natanggap ko na ‘yung balita sa attack sa Marawi.

Kaya I pleaded that I could only — if I could only talk to Putin, President Putin even for 10 minutes just to say hello and goodbye and thank you.

I received word that he was from another region. You know, Russia is a big country. Part of its straddles in Europe and part of it is really in Asia. Iyan kalaki ‘yan siya. But he was somewhere else but we received word that he was flying in to talk to me.

And indeed we had that occasion. With me was si Secretary Lorenzana pati si Cayetano. Pati doon sa bilateral. Hindi na ako nag-daloy-daloy about arbitral. I said that China, ‘It’s ours. I’m going to dig oil there.’ Iyan nandiyan sila.

Wala na ‘yang arbitral ruling. ‘That is ours. I will dig oil there.’ And not in so many words, not really war but ‘yung diplomatic. And President Xi Jinping is very good at that.

Ganon na, ‘Huwag kasi kaibigan na tayo ngayon’. In the raw translation, eh bakit lugawin mo pa? ‘Pag pumasok ka diyan magka-giyera pa tayo. There will be trouble.

If you are an idiotic naïve, anong sabihin trouble? Eh ‘di trouble de giyera. Then, ako ang… Ang problema nito, when it was being constructed seven years ago, the newspapers in the Philippines, Time Magazine, Newsweek were awash with pictures that there was something abrewing there, that there were constructions being made.

Nandiyan ‘yang Seventh Fleet, nandiyan ‘yung ating Navy. Bakit hindi sinabi ni Carpio, pati ni Noynoy, ‘Sige puntahan ninyo, pigilan ninyo.’

Then they allowed the construction to bloom. Now it is a gun — it’s almost a gunnery thing there, may missile na. Gusto nila ako magpunta kalkalin ko ‘yung ano.

I went more than that. Sabi ko, huwag na ‘yang arbitral… Sabi ko, ‘Mr. Xi Jinping…’ ‘I will dig oil there’. Sabi niya, ‘No, no, no, do not do that.’ ‘No,’ sabi ko, ‘It’s ours’.

Wala nang padaloy-daloy arbitral, arbitral. Diretso. Kung magawa nila ‘yan, bilib na ako.

Si Carpio, daldal nang daldal, p***** i** wala namang ginagawa noon. So gusto niya punta ko doon sa UN for the enforcement.

Ganito ‘yan eh. Usapang lalaki ‘yang away eh. Sabihin ko sa kanya, ‘P****** i** mo umalis ka diyan, akin ‘yan’. Sabihin niya, usapang lalaki. ‘Eh p***** i** mo bakit ako aalis dito? Amin ‘to’.

Sabi, ‘Umalis ka’. Sabi niya, ‘Ayaw ko’. O anong gusto mo? Ganon ‘yan eh. Ang sabi dialogue, peaceful resolution, when will it end? Hanggang kailan ako makikipag-usap? Hanggang ‘yung Samal lulubog na?

I was not joking when I was lecturing to… I am a man of sarcasm. Have you not noticed that? Hindi ako nagsabi rape-rape, sinabi ko ma-rape kayo, ang sundalo I was… Ako ang magsagot sa inyo because as Commander-in-Chief, I hold responsible for everything and anything that is done as a consequence of martial law.

I and I alone will be criminally responsible. Kaya ‘yung salita ko ikonekta ninyo.

Eh ‘tong mga p*** ‘pag marinig ng rape… Kagaya ni Chelsea. She slammed me for the rape joke. I was not joking. I was being sarcastic, you listen to the speech.

I do not laugh at my own jokes. Sabihin ko sa kanya, when your father, the President of the United then was screwing Lewinsky and the girls there in the White House, how did you feel? Did you slam your father?

Kayong mga Amerikano, kayong mga press, sinong kalaban ng mga Amerikano? Wala pa namang giyera dito matagal na. Eh not even Korean nagpaputok araw-araw na.

Ang kalaban ng mga Amerikano ‘pag nagpunta dito sa Pilipinas ‘yang mga p***** i**** ‘yan. Anong ginagawa? Nang-re-rape.

O kayong mga p***** i*** Pilipino diyan. Anong pinagsa… What are you doing? Pinag-rape tapos bayaran, bigyan ng visa buong pamilya. Wala na.

It is a crime actually committed by soldiers mostly Americans in Okinawa, in Japan. But we never heard of a Filipino. I’m just warning them that anything they do I have to answer for it. But I take full responsibility for your kag*****.

Sarcastic ako magsalita. Binabaligtad ko ‘yung. Well, sabi nga ni Lacson, rhetoric. Eh laking bugoy ako eh. O p****** i** mo ‘adre pag nag-rape ka nang rape diyan, p*** ako ang masasabit. Ganon ako magsalita.

I was not joking. I was being sarcastic. Kaya, kayong mga Amerikano, si Chelsea, be careful because you live in a glass house.

Ulitin ko nga, I repeat. When President Clinton was f**** Lewinsky, what was your statement or your reaction?

Alam mo, mahirap ‘yung tao na… Para bang binubugbog ninyo ako sa criticism. Eh p****** i** iinsultuhin ko rin kayo. Amerikano ganon.

Eh ‘yung Pilipina. Eh ‘yung bakla pinatay nila, na pwede mo naman sana sipain lang o itulak mo sa labas ng kwarto. You didn’t have to kill the transgender.

Kaya dahan-dahan kayo kasi… And I have a story to tell you guys when we have the command conference. Hindi ako atat na atat dito sa pagka-President.

If you feel that I cannot be of service to the Filipinos and you want another one better, you can find one. Feel free to tell me.

Maraming salamat po and congratulations to your anniversary.

I know that we continue to lose men. We will just have to bite the bullet and fight for our country because this is the only country that we have.

Mabuhay ang Marines at mabuhay ang mga sailors ng Philippine Navy! Mabuhay kayong lahat! [applause]

Salamat po.

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