PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 8, vehemently warned Cebu businessman and suspected drug lord Peter Lim of getting killed when they meet each other anywhere.
During a campaign sortie of his political party, the President said he would not hesitate to kill Lim wherever he is, be it in the Philippines or in other foreign countries.
Duterte made the remark, as Lim is still nowhere to be found since the latter has been indicted for conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading.
"Itong Peter Lim na ito, may bahay sa Canada, may bahay sa Bahamas. Ang p***** i**, may bahay sa Hong Kong (This son of a b****, Peter Lim, has a home in Canada, Bahamas and Hong Kong)," the President said before his audience in Negros Occidental.
"Peter Lim, 'pag nakita kita maski saan, papatayin kita (if I see you anywhere, I will kill you). And I will go to jail for [that]," he added.
Lim went missing after the Makati Regional Trial Court ordered his arrest for alleged conspiracy with self-confessed drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, Marcelo Adarco and Ruel Malindangan to commit illegal drug trade in the Visayas.
In September 2018, the Justice department offered a P500,000 for anyone who can provide information on Lim's whereabouts.
To recall, Duterte in July 2016 named Lim, alias "Jaguar," as the one responsible for the rampant narcotics trade in the Visayas, but the fugitive drug lord vehemently denied supposed drug links.
On February 20, the President told Lim to "just commit suicide," instead of surrendering to authorities, cautioning the latter that he would either get killed or put to jail for "200 years."
Duterte made the remark as he believed that Lim's drug network is still "very much alive." (SunStar Philippines)