Rody: Loot’s house flooded with drugs

Mayor Vicente Loot of Daanbantayan, Cebu has a room in his house filled with illegal drugs, President Duterte said yesterday, a week after Loot survived an ambush.

Duterte said he was ready to prove Loot’s alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade, a problem he said could destroy the country.

“Remember, General Loot, your house was flooded with drugs. Let’s not fool each other,” the President said in Cebu City on Saturday. “I will prove to you that you’re dead. Do not fool me. I am not a decent person...Hihiritan kita (I will expose you).”

The President said Loot’s being a former police general does not scare him.

“Either we understand each other or just tell me what you want to happen,” he said.

Duterte said the illegal drug trade in Cebu remains strong.

“Kaya kayong nandito, Cebu malakas pa rin ha. So kung babagsak ka (To those of you who are here, it is still strong here in Cebu. If you fall), sorry,” he said.

“You want to file charges against me? Go ahead. You want to file charges against the police, go ahead,” he said.

The President reiterated he would not allow any soldier or policeman involved in the war against drugs to go to jail.

On May 13, Loot survived an ambush by unidentified gunmen at the Maya Port. The attack wounded his two drivers and the nanny of his grandchild.

Duterte first accused Loot of involvement in the illegal drug trade in 2016.