Quotes from Rodrigo Duterte

The state must protect the media. In a democracy, the role of media is very important. In the absence of a credible opposition party, you can rely on the media.

I have no cancer. I have four illnesses, but they are not fatal.

Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.

I will retire with the reputation of Idi Amin.

Everyone gets sick, and everyone has to go.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.

I do not like the way oppressed Filipinos are being treated now. They are oppressed and have no one to turn to.

I slap people in public, especially erring policemen. I can even challenge them to a duel. I am a gunfighter.

God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.

We have a society now where obedience to the law is really a choice, an option only.

I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.

I really do not know. I really do not know how to solve the problem of the Philippines. I cannot be the savior of this republic.

I need to control my mouth.

Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.

No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of national importance or significance unless he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve.

Steel is needed everywhere.

I will flight for the people until my last breath.

Gamble until you die. I do not really care.

If you are an upright journalist, nothing will happen to you.

Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished - these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines.

I am just an ordinary man.

I have this deep and abiding faith in God. But this does not mean that you have to have a religion or follow somebody.

I am a lawyer and 22 years the mayor of Davao City. I served as congressman of the first district for one term, and I was vice mayor to my daughter, Inday.

I've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.