MANILA, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he might consider resigning if he cannot give the “barest minimum” of peace in Mindanao following the latest atrocities in a Maguindanao town.
“Pag ganun ang gobyerno, mag-resign na lang ako sa totoo lang. Hindi ako atat na atat talagang maging Presidente but if I cannot at least [give] the barest minimum of a peaceful place, then I have no reason to stay. It would be a failure,” Duterte said in a speech before troops and officials in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.
(When the government is like that, I will just resign to be honest. I’m not eager to be President, but if I cannot at least attain the barest minimum of …
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