By Argyll Cyrus Geducos

President Duterte strongly discouraged the public from buying face masks online and urged them to throw scammers into the Pasig River if they fail to give the exact item they ordered from them.

In his public address aired Friday morning, the President advised the public not to transact with people selling face masks online, especially if they are from far provinces like Pampanga or Abra.

“Do not go for that kind of shit. Tapos ang kakatext ninyo is from Pampanga, from Abra. Saan man sila magkuha ng mask doon, wala nga dito sa Maynila? Dito kayo sa Maynila (And then you are exchanging messages with someone from Pampanga or Abra. Where will they get their masks when we have nothing in Manila? Only buy in Manila),” he said.

If they want to proceed with buying online, the President urged the public to check the item first if what was delivered to them was authentic.

“Kung hindi sang-ayon sa inorder mo, papasukin mo sa loob yung nagdala ng mask, talian mo, pagka-gabi maghanap ka ng sasakyan, ihulog mo sa Pasig River (If it is not what your ordered, let him into your house, tie him up, and when night comes, find a vehicle and throw him into the Pasig River),” Duterte said.

“Mamili ka, maraming tulay diyan. Alas tres ng madaling araw wala nang dumadaan diyan. Maski anong ihulog mo wala nang makialam diyan. (There are many bridges to choose from. Nobody passes by there at 3 a.m. No matter what you throw in there, no one will mind),” he added.

“Itong mga animal na ‘to, they take advantage of the misery of the people. Kung ako, ‘yan ang gawin ko sa inyo (If I’m in that situation, that is what I will do),” he continued.

President Duterte also asked the people not to entertain anybody who is using his name to ask for money because the act is definitely illegal.

“There’s always a sucker born every minute. ‘Wag kayo magpaloko lalo na yung maggamit ng pangalan ko kasi yung maggamit ng pangalan ko, sigurado palpak ‘yan (Do not be fooled especially by those who use my name because that is definitely illegal),” he said.

“Racket ‘yan. Krimen ‘yan. Kasi kung negosyo mo tama, walang problema, bakit gamitin mo pangalan ko (That is a crime. Because if your business is legal and has no problem, why would you use my name)?” he added.

The President discouraged the public from shaming those people and instead just ask them to leave their house or office peacefully.

“Sabihin mo (Just tell them), ‘Ma’am, Sir, pwede ho kayong lumabas (You can now leave). We are not allowed to entertain you and whatever you are asking from us, it has to be denied. Even if it is meritorious, even if it is correct in all forms, hindi ho kami dapat mag-entertain (We really cannot entertain you),'” Duterte said.