Duterte to journalists: Do not cover me
Saying journalists “think too much of themselves,” President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday lashed out at journalists, even responding to boycott calls against him: “do not cover me.” ... “Kill journalism in this country. Stop journalism in this country, if you are worth your salt. If not, then I will think lowly of you. [That would mean] that you are like cowards,” said Duterte. ...
“I cannot stop you,” Duterte said. “I was saying (expletive) do not threaten me. I said I’m ready to lose the presidency, my honor or my life. Just do not f*** with me,” Duterte said. In the wake of an international backlash over his remarks justifying the death of corrupt journalists, Duterte expressed no remorse, even telling journalists not to cover him.