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‘Giyera tayo’: Dela Rosa challenges Duterte admin critics

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Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/23/bato-012317.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa. File photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA—Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa on Saturday challenged critics of the Duterte administration to war.&quot;You want to bring down the Duterte administration? Over my dead body. Giyera tayo (Let&#x27;s go to war),&quot; he said.&quot;Hinahamon ko kayo, giyera tayo. Gusto ninyo ng kudeta? Mag kudeta tayo, giyera tayo. Huwag nyo akong takutin.&quot;(I am challenging you, let&#x27;s go to war. You want to stage a coup? Go ahead stage a coup, let&#x27;s go to war. Do not threaten me.)Dela Rosa&#x27;s comments came after the International Criminal Court launched a preliminary examination into alleged crimes against humanity in the government’s war on illegal drugs.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/18/dela-rosa-says-open-to-icc-drug-war-probe-but-calls-it-politically-motivated">Dela Rosa says open to ICC drug war probe but calls it &#x27;politically motivated&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/08/18/palace-icc-to-start-preliminary-examination-into-crimes-against-humanity-charges-vs-duterte">Palace: ICC to start ‘preliminary examination’ into &#x27;crimes against humanity&#x27; charges vs Duterte</a></li></ul>Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte have repeatedly floated alleged destabilization attempts against the government.Opposition lawmakers, however, have denied fueling such attempts.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/17/fake-ouster-plot-kiko-denies-destab-efforts-anew">Fake ouster plot: Kiko denies destab efforts anew</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/27/17/ex-pres-aquino-denies-hand-in-alleged-destabilization">Ex-Pres Aquino denies hand in alleged destabilization</a></li></ul>Dela Rosa warned the president&#x27;s critics that they will not succeed in alleged attempts to bring down the government as the president continues to enjoy the confidence of the public.&quot;Manigas sila. Hindi nila kayang ibagsak &#x27;yung presidente na elected by the people and ang trust rating is 83%,&quot; Dela Rosa said. (They cannot bring down a president elected by the people and one with a trust rating of 83%.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/18/duterte-rebounds-with-excellent-trust-rating-sws">Duterte rebounds with &#x27;excellent&#x27; trust rating: SWS </a></li></ul>

"You want to bring down the Duterte administration? Over my dead body. Let's go to war."

"You want to bring down the Duterte administration? Over my dead body. Let's go to war."

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‘Giyera tayo’: Dela Rosa challenges Duterte admin critics

Maan Macapagal,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 17, 2018 07:56 PM PHT

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Updated February 17, 2018 09:40 PM PHT

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