Duterte asks for another year to end drug menace

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte asked for another year to put an end to the drug menace in the country, setting aside his promise to eradicate the problem within three to six months after getting elected.

"Basta ang sabi ko sa droga (Just what I've said in drugs), I hope to finish the problem, maybe just another year. Babalik ang pulis (The police will return)," Duterte said in his speech before the newly-appointed government officials on Wednesday.