Duterte hits Mabilog's supposed P1-M bounty for drug lord

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday hit out at Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog who had supposedly offered a P1 million bounty for the arrest of alleged drug lord Richard Prevendido.

“Wala, ako bilib ako kay Mabilog kasi — hindi ako nag-iba ang paniwala ko, hindi lang ako — bumilib lang ako sa kanya, kasi matapang siya. Sabi niya, bigyan daw niya ng one million ‘yung taong makapagturo sa kanila ang mga drug people,” he first said with a straight face.

“Hindi ka bumilib sa kanya? Na bigyan ko kayo ng isang milyon kung mahanap ninyo ako — ako… Bobolahin pa ako ng p— ina niya. ‘Wag mo akong s— ng ganoon. Katagal ko na sa gobyerno na ito. Ililibing na nga ako eh. Magbobolohan tayo dito? Kaya my language become—becomes foul, ‘yung mga stili—mga istilo na ganoon,” he added.

Prevendido was killed in a police operation on September 1.

Mabilog has been named in Duterte's list of personalities allegedly involved in drugs since last year.

Duterte initially assigned controversial Ozamiz City police Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido to Iloilo City, but his reassignment did not push through.

Espenido is not qualified by law to become police chief of Iloilo City, a highly-urbanized city, because of his rank. But Duterte clarified that he never said Espenido should be chief of police there.

"Look, I did not say that you should be there as a chief of police. Alam ko wala pa siyang ranggo. Ako nagpipirma ako ng appointment pati promotion," he said.

"Sinabi ko lang, 'Gusto mo ang assignment mo doon?' Maybe I said — doon police station commander lang naman siya. Hindi naman siya ang police… When he was in Ozamiz, he was not really the — may police chief doon. In-assign lang siya para solbahin ang stranglehold ng droga," he added. —JST, GMA News