Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 4) — President Rodrigo Duterte denied giving a shoot-to-kill order against unruly quarantine violators in his unscheduled address.

“I never said in public shoot to kill. Period,” he said.

Duterte explained that that police and military men should only resort to “shooting” a person when their lives are put in harm’s way.

“Military at pulis, you overcome. Ayaw niya? Eh di hawakan mo ang kamay. Kung lumaban ka, ang sinabi ko, at this start of this statement sinabi ko, pag lumaban ka at inilagay sa delikado ang buhay ng pulis, barilin mo. Patayin mo. Ayan ang batas,” he said.

[Translation: To the military and police, you overcome. If they resist? Contain them. If they fight against you, like what I said at the beginning of the statement, and they put your life in danger, shoot them. Kill them. That’s the law.]

Duterte further clarified that he would not make such a careless statement.

“The responsibility of the person being arrested by the police, ang responsibility mo is to submit to the police. Pag sinabi ng police na sumama ka, you have to go. You cannot fight it out. Kung valid ang pag aresto sa’yo,” he said.

[Translation: The responsibility of the person being arrested by the police is to submit to the police. When the police asks you to come with them, you have to go. You cannot fight it out if the reason of your arrest is valid.]

Duterte said that the police however, has to release you if it turns out your arrest is invalid.

“Ang pag aresto, does not end there. Di ‘yan matapos pag sinabi ng pulis na arestado ka. The police will bring you to the police station. Ang batas ang nagsabi, pag hinuli mo, you have to overcome ang resistance. Kapag na resist itong taong inaresto, anong gagawin mo? Kaya ang batas nagsabi, pag nag resist, kailangan ang pulis must overcome,” he explained.

[Translation: The arrest does not end there. It does not end when the police says you’re arrested. The police will bring you to the police station. According to the law, if the police arrests you, they must overcome any resistance. If the person resisted, what will you do? That’s why the law says that if the person resists, the police must overcome.]

As recalled, Duterte, on Wednesday, supposedly ordered the police and military men to shoot those that will create chaos during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.

The protesters were arrested in Quezon City for asking the government for food and other basic supplies.

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