Duterte curses Bulacan massacre suspect, slams rights groups defending criminals

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday described as a "son of a whore" the suspect in the massacre of a family in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan earlier this week.

In his speech during the 50th founding anniversary of Davao del Norte, Duterte cited the Bulacan killings to slam human rights groups who supposedly kept on defending criminals.  

"Most of the time, itong human rights [groups] defends criminals. Wala na silang kliyente na hindi kriminal," he said in his speech.

"Kita mo yung isang araw, or was it four days ago. A grandmother, a wife, three children, patay. Anong sinabi ng p---ina niya? [What did that son of a whore say?] 'Trip trip lang yun sir,'" he said.

Last Tuesday, security guard Dexter Carlos found his family massacred inside their home in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.

The suspect, Carmelino "Miling" Navarro Ibañez, said that he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time of the crime.

Ibañez, however, would later test negative for drugs. A second suspect, Ibañez's friend, has already been arrested, as investigators have identified other "persons of interest."

Carlos on Friday made an appeal to Duterte, saying the suspects behind the massacre should be the first to be executed if the death penalty were to be restored.

Blind eye

In his speech, Duterte accused human rights advocates of turning a blind eye to victims of crimes.

"Everyday, there is an addict that is killed, there is also an innocent person who is held up, namatay... and these idiots just keep a blind eye," he said.

"Pero ito, you can never hear the human rights, or the human rights lawyers... even just an expression of sympathy or condemnation. Walang pakialam ang mga g-go," he added. — MDM, GMA News