‘Can be 10 times more brutal,’ Philippines President Duterte warns ISIS terrorists

‘ISIS, has no political ideology, they maim people, kill them, women who refuse to have sex with them, they simply burn them.’

Manila

: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte sent a strong message to Islamic State militants, warning the group that he could be ‘ten times more brutal’ in dealing with them.

According to reports, the President vowed to fight against terrorism and denounced ISIS terrorists, claiming that they did not have any political ideology and did not know what religion meant.

“Terrorists, like ISIS, have no political ideology, no concept at all. You maim people, you kill them, women who refuse to have sex with them, they simply burn them. We have seen a barbaric practice and even cutting throats of people in front of the world,” Duterte was quoted saying by the Philippines media.

Duterte asserted that he would put his presidency on the line if needed, in his efforts to destroy terrorism.

-"If you can do it, I can do it 10 times better than you, definitely. I'll put at stake my honor, my life, and the presidency.-"

Duterte, 71, was sworn-in after winning June's presidential elections in a landslide after campaigning largely on a platform of ending rampant crime, warning that the Philippines was in danger of becoming a narco-state.

The controversial leader had made global headlines for having hundreds of suspects killed in his campaign against crime.