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In Summary: 10 Statements President Duterte Has Made About Women

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In Summary: 10 Statements President Duterte Has Made About Women

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7. “Order bag-o ni mayor. Di lang daw mo patyon. Pusilon lang mo sa bisong arong—’ Og wa na ma’y bisong, wa na ma’y silbi.” (There’s a new order coming from the mayor. We won’t kill you. We will just shoot your vagina, so that – if there is no vagina, it would be useless.)

During a meeting with former communist rebels in 2018, Duterte said that he would give soldiers the go signal to shoot female communist rebels in the vagina. Women’s rights groups like Gabriela criticized the president for condoning rape. Malacañang countered by enumerating Duterte’s pro-feminist initiatives, which he began while he was mayor of Davao City.

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