On the night before Duterte's 2016 election, he spoke to more than 300,00 people saying, "If I make it to the presidential palace I will do just what I did as mayor. You drug pushers, holdup men, and do-nothings, you better get out because I'll kill you.” This shows the large scale violence as a crime solution during his time as the mayor of Davao City and to build up his presidential campaign.
