President-elect Duterte isn’t done gloating about his poll victory, especially before the bishops who practically begged Filipinos not to vote for him.

During his speech Saturday night (June 25) in his Thanksgiving concert in Cebu, Duterte ridiculed the “nosy” bishops who in the end were served humble pie.

“Kayong mga gustong sumunod sa obispo dun kayo pupunta kayong langit. Kayong gusto ng impyerno dito kayo sa akin. Tingnan niyo pahiya sila. Eh kasi nakikialam,” he said.

As if to rub salt into the clergy’s wounds, Duterte told them something about God himself that the former would probably never accept.

“At sasabihin pa natin Panginoon ang aming bayan wag nyo pabayaan. Ang problema ang ating bayan, walang biro hanggang ngayon walang sagot ang panginoon. Lord hindi mo sinasagot. May mga bagay kasi na hindi nadadala sa dasal,” said the politiko with the controversial mouth. Duterte happens to be Catholic.

“Maniwala kayo sa akin dahil ako, katoliko gud ako. Ateneo san beda. Pero may mga bagay na hindi nadadala sa dasal dasal. Eh kung gutom ka Panginoon gutom ako. Para namang mahuhulog na isang sipi ng prutas,” added Duterte.

Incidentally, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila–upon the suggestion of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)–issued last week an “oratio imperata” or obligatory prayer to be recited in masses up to June 29, the day before Duterte and newly-elected officials assume office.

Such obligatory prayers are normally issued during times of calamity.

It remains to be seen if God will respond to those prayers.