MANILA: Philippine media groups expressed outrage Wednesday at president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's endorsement of killing corrupt journalists, warning his comments could incite more murders.

Duterte, who won this month's elections in a landslide, told reporters on Tuesday that there was justification for killing journalists who took bribes or engaged in other corrupt activities.

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