"Perhaps you don’t fully understand this but the Philippines has been fooled by the rich people in the Philippines. Just like Ayala, just like Pangilinan, who owns Globe and Smart. They are all thieves, those sons of bitches," he said.



Duterte’s call to “kill” “rich” Filipinos was met with laughter and applause from the audience. Malacañang has long downplayed Duterte’s controversial remarks as “jokes” made for “dramatic effect.”



The President’s tirades against the Ayala group and Pangilinan are the latest escalation after he threatened to jail them, expose individuals behind the supposedly “onerous deals,” as well as take over their operations in water distribution and file charges against them



Duterte took exception to Ayala-led Manila Water and Pangilinan-led Maynilad, saying their “greed” was insatiable.