"Is it just now under President Duterte that a Korean died in the country? For all you know, let's be honest, there was more crime before the President came. The police who are part of syndicates but we didn't know because the internal cleansing of police was not that intense. No offense to the past PNP chiefs. I don't mean to offend but they could not be strong because they were not backed up by their president," said the PNP chief in a mix of English and Filipino.