Duterte on killing drug suspects: 'It's a destiny thing'

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte made a vigorous defense of his war on drugs, stressing that the killings of the suspects in the anti-narcotics campaign was a "destiny" to face death.

In a speech during the Anti-Corruption Summit staged by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Tuesday night, Duterte said he was not surprised that people who resorted to "violent" acts "end up violently."