Malacañang, bishops and human rights activists were outraged by the statement of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that he would “gladly” kill Davidson Bangayan if he saw him smuggling rice in his province.

“If this guy would go to Davao and starts to unload (smuggled rice)... I will gladly kill him,” Duterte, nicknamed “The Punisher,” told the Senate on Monday.

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