Duterte breaks his no curse vow

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte broke his no curse vow when he warned police officers not to engage in the illegal drug trade.

"Wag kayong (police) magkamali pumasok diyan (drugs) t**g**a, tatapusin ko talaga kayo," Duterte warned in an ambush interview on Tuesday.

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Less than a week ago, the president swore that he would stop cursing.

“I was looking at the skies as I was coming over here. And I... everybody was asleep snoring. A voice said that you know ‘If you don’t stop, I will bring this plane down now.’ And I said, who is this? Of course, it’s God. Oh, OK.  So, I promised God not to express slang, cuss words,” the president said when he arrived at the Davao City International Airport after his three-day visit from Japan.

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However, he also said in the same statement that there is a time to be foul-mouthed.

“There is always a time, a time to be foul-mouthed. I don’t like anybody reading my mind. It’s all calibrated, it’s always timing,” he pointed out.

During the ambush interview on Tuesday, the president prevented himself from cursing twice.

Prior to taking his oath of office as president, Duterte said that he would undergo a metamorphosis. He said he would tone down on his cursing and become more presidential.

The president has been repeatedly criticized for his swearing and gutter language.

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