Gang lords have raised £300,000 to offer as a reward for anyone who kills the new Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte.

The threat comes after the leader urged the public to join his anti-crime crackdown, where he said he would offer a huge bounty for anyone who killed a drug dealer.

Other officials in towns and cities around the Philippines have also began paying bounties for slain suspected criminals in an apparent attempt to ride on Duterte's success.

Gang lords have raised £300,000 to offer as a reward for anyone who kills the new Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, pictured

But now the president's newly appointed police chief, Ronald de la Rosa has revealed drug lords detained in the country's national jail have raised enough money to offer a reward for an assassination.

He explained: 'I received information that drug lords currently in National Bilibid Prison (NBP) met and agreed to match the £75,000 offered by Duterte per slain drug lord, and £73,000 per arrested drug lord.

'We [Duterte and dela Rosa] will be the target. I tell them, come on down, bring it on.

'When we assume office on June 30, let’s see if you can still pay for our assassination.'

The threats were revealed after Duterte won the presidential election in the Philippines last month, running on a platform of a ruthless anti-crime campaign.

The threats were revealed after Duterte won the presidential election in the Philippines last month, running on a platform of a ruthless anti-crime campaign

After previously saying he would unleash the military and police on criminals, he said the public could go after them as well.

He told his cheering followers at the time: 'If they are there in your neighbourhood, feel free to call us, the police or do it yourself if you have the gun. You have my support.

'If he fights and fights to the death, you can kill him. I will give you a medal.'

He also stressed that drug addicts could not be rehabilitated and warned, 'if you are involved in drugs, I will kill you. You son of a whore, I will really kill you.

Duterte has previously been linked with vigilante 'death squads' that have killed scores of people in Davao and has vowed to widen his campaign when he becomes president

'I will pay, for a drug lord: five million (pesos)($107,000) if he is dead. If he is alive, only 4.999 million," he laughed.

Duterte has previously been linked with vigilante 'death squads' that have killed scores of people in Davao and has vowed to widen his campaign when he becomes president.

Others have followed his lead with the elected mayor of the central city of Cebu, Tomas Osmena, admitting he paid more than $3,000 to police officers for killing drug traffickers.