For the record, I believe in God, but I do not believe in religion, period.
— Rodrigo Duterte
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.
The only reason there is peace and order in Davao is because of me.
What you should worry about is how you suffer here on this planet. You do not worry about suffering after you make the exit.
I am well. Do not worry about my health.
You have to support the government, not to me personally; I do not want anyone cultivating loyalty to me. I don't like that.
Steel is needed everywhere.
I have to build a new environment for the people. I will place them in ecozones and provide them assistance. I will build hospitals there. There will be economic activity.
I don't care if you will get angry with me, but I am not open to a compromise. Contractualization must go. It is anti-people.
I will flight for the people until my last breath.
Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.
I only want three children for every family. I'm a Christian, but I'm a realist, so we have to do something with our overpopulation. I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church.
Rich people are afraid to die.
I'm fine with gays. I have nothing against gays.
I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.
To all my political opponents, all and sundry, not only the presidential bets, I would like to offer my hand to friendship.
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.
Destiny is not designed by mere mortals like us. It is crafted by God.
Everyone gets sick, and everyone has to go.
I've always hated oppression.
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.
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.
It is really the angling in the media that I do not like. That is how media can be rotten.
I have to address the economic conditions of everybody, including, and perhaps first, those who are poor.
My worry is how to protect the Filipino.
I am a man of many flaws and contradictions.
If you are an upright journalist, nothing will happen to you.
Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.
Many are asking what my credentials are and what I can do for the Philippines. They are telling me that they heard I am a womanizer. That is true. That is very true.
Freedom of expression is very important.
If you're a public official, your life is an open book.
As a lawyer and a former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not.
I don't mind giving 5,000 pardons a day.
Fate has many faces.
From day one, I told people there are consequences for not abiding by the law.
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've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.
Even money has a price.
I do not like the way oppressed Filipinos are being treated now. They are oppressed and have no one to turn to.
Whoever said I hated the media?
I will retire with the reputation of Idi Amin.
I don't want anyone controlling me.
Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.
We have a society now where obedience to the law is really a choice, an option only.
I just want everybody to follow the law.
God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and sexual preferences.
I would rather die early than enter Malacanang.
I need to control my mouth.
Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.
