Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked outrage by suggesting the assassination of senators during a campaign rally for opposition candidates. In a contentious political climate against current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Duterte's inflammatory remarks implied that killing senators would create vacancies in the Senate for desired candidates. This follows the impeachment proceedings against his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, which may hinge on Senate composition. Duterte's comments revive memories of a tragic bombing incident in Philippine political history and reflect his longstanding hostile rhetoric towards political adversaries.
If we can kill about 15 senators, then we can all get into the Senate. That would be a pity though. Some of them are really annoying.
The only way to do it is to use a bomb, Duterte added, evoking the deadly 1971 bombing at a campaign rally, which left nine people dead.
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