By publishing such a provocative piece that totally misrepresents the reality in of President Duterte’s security aims, the SCMP has insulting the integrity of The Philippine nation and of all of Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s millions of supporters. ‘My only sin is the extrajudicial killings,’ says Philippine President Duterte

However, these crimes can be considered terrorist acts only when they sow and create “a condition of widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace, in order to coerce the government to give in to an unlawful demand”.
The Congress of the Philippines proposes a new law that could give Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wide-ranging powers similar to Ferdinand Marcos.