DHAKA: The Philippines' notorious president-elect has pulled out a new fight.

Rodrigo Duterte said that a journalists killed on the job in the Philippines were often corrupted; he stated this during Speaking at a press conference to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday (May 31).

He also said that ‘Just because you're a journalist you are not exempted from assassination, if you're a son of a bitch.’ 

‘Freedom of expression cannot help you if you have done something wrong,’ he added, CNN reports on Wednesday (June 1).

His comments were a response to a question about how to protect press freedom after a crime reporter was shot dead in Manila on Friday.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) was quick to blast the leader for his ‘appalling’ comments.

BDST: 1500 HRS, June 1, 2016
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