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God has told me to stop using vulgar words, Duterte says

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7 years ago

October 28, 2016

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Hard stance President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has informed that he will stop using vulgar words claiming God has told him to stop swearing.

Duterte made the revelation moments after he arrived in his home city of Davao after a trip to Japan, saying God gave him an ultimatum on the plane.

“I heard a voice telling me to stop swearing or the plane will crash in mid-air, and so I promised to stop,” he told reporters at the airport.

Mr Duterte’s blunt speaking, often directed at the West, has contributed to his popularity at home.

He called President Barack Obama a “son of a whore”, called the European Union “hypocritical”, threatened to leave the UN and accepted comparisons to Hitler, saying he would gladly kill three million drug addicts.

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