Duterte says he stabbed a person to death at 16

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he stabbed a person to death when he was a teenager in a gang fight.

Before Filipinos in Vietnam, Duterte explained anew why he hates drugs and those who distribute them.

"Putang ina, 'pag ginawa mo sa Pilipino iyan, hihiritan kita. Kulong? Ay sus. Kulong, eh noong teenager ako pasok-labas-pasok ako sa kulungan," he said.

"Rambol dito, rambo—at the age of 16, may pinatay na ako. Tao talaga. Rambol. Saksak. Noong 16 years old iyon, nagkatinginan lang. Eh lalo na ako ngayong presidente na ako. You fuck with my countrymen, 'di kita papalusutin. Bahala na kayong human rights," he added.

His audience laughed.

While the President looked serious when he made the remark, he is known to tell deadpan jokes.

GMA News Online is still clarifying with Malacañang officials if Duterte's statement was a joke. — BM, GMA News