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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH-VsN2JaE?t=8

The Philippine Government continued its quest to eradicate smuggling this week, with controversial President Rodrigo Duterte staging another public ceremony where authorities used heavy construction equipment to crush 14 perfectly good luxury cars that had been smuggled into the country.

The clinically-named "Condemnation and Public Destruction of Contraband Vehicles" took place at Port Irene in Cagayan province on Wednesday,14th march 2018. Among the cars selected for destruction were a Maserati Quattroporte, a BMW B12 Alpina, a Porsche 911 GT3, a BMW Z1, an Opel Manta, a Renault R5, and a two-door Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.They were just the first of over 800 vehicles set to be destroyed.

President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his violent and ruthless crackdown on drugs and crime in general, was present at this car-crushing ceremony, and addressed the audience, saying:

The destruction of these contraband luxury vehicles signifies our strong resolve to restore good governance, preserve our nation’s dignity, and safeguard our people’s welfare.

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He went on, saying:

I reiterate that I will never tolerate smuggling and all forms of irregularities in our ports, especially in our free ports. Illegal practices will be dealt with to ensure that every department,agency and instrumentality of government is free from corruption.

It appears that the Philippine government is just getting started. After the ceremony, 841 vehicles more, which were also part of the illegal shipment of the said luxury vehicles, were destroyed.

The vehicles had been intentionally abandoned at the port without paying customs, so that an importer could purchase them later from a government auction at a lower price. A court ruling made this type of scheme illegal in 2013, and the outfit that imported these vehicles is not contesting the decision to crush them.

Source https://autojosh.com/the-philippines-government-bulldozes-14-more-smuggled-luxury-cars841-more-to-follow/

Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44

A couple of those Mercedes cars date back to the 1980s and early 2000s, so those can hardly be called "luxury vehicles" given that they can be bought for a thousand dollars or less.

Filipino President Dutarte is a certified lunatic for sure, given the way he handed the armed forces the legal right to slaughter any civilian so much as SUSPECTED of using drugs, leading to the extra-judicial killing of THOUSANDS in that battered nation.

There is a lot of innocent blood on the hands of Mr. Dutarte, and my humble prognostication is that he will also die in an extremely violent manner, perhaps later, after he leaves office. All those bereaved families will never forget the barbarity and blood-lust of Dummy Dutarte, especially since revenge is such an integral aspect of Filipino culture.

Hmmm, wastage

Hmmmm......just like that.
If na my country, it would have been auctioned.

Not a wise decision.....

This is seriously serious! ! !

It should have been auctioned to add to the nations income or given to govt workers whom deserve official cars.

What is the point of crushing it?

Good

I don't really known much about them but I think its a Good measure taken against smuggling, thank God am not in that country, how would I be importing my ganja

Esseite:
I should have been auctioned or given to govt worker whom deserve official cars.

This is the sort of good idea that would have been adopted by a sane person, which is NOT an accurate description of Dutarte of the Kill-them-all fame.

There goes the mad man again.This guy is gradually becoming the worst dictator on earth, always hiding under the guise of fighting drug trafficking to murder thousands of people, now he is crushing brand new cars under the guise of fighting smuggling.What next are we gonna hear from this tyrant

rasputinn:
There goes the mad man again.This guy is gradually becoming the worst dictator on earth, always hiding under the guise of fighting drug trafficking to murder thousands of people, now he is crushing brand new cars under the guise of fighting smuggling.What next are we gonna hear from this tyrant

One absolute certainty is that Dutarte will NOT die a peaceful or natural death, given that the evil he has done simply cannot be undone with an apology or policy change. What is done is done, and Dutarte WILL bear the full lethal consequences of his murderous insanity. History is littered with instances of such evil madmen facing their day of reckoning when they least expected final justice to come calling.

Hmmmm

I thought this thier president was wise before. What a daft ma

Duterte, the pussy shooter!

Duterte, the no nonsense minded and clinical finisher!

Like say Naija get serious and fearless leader like Duterte, I'm sure that by now, all our corrupt looters should be languishing in jail!

Dutarte tyrant in the making.

Meanwhile Nigeria just launched anti corruption app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dorocorruptionapp.saynocampaign.org.ng&hl=en

https://www.nairaland.com/4400973/nigerian-govt-launches-anti-corruption-app

Iwa apa o ti kuro ninu aye man yi sha

Coldfeets:
Duterte, the pussy shooter!

Duterte, the no nonsense minded and clinical finisher!

Like say Naija get serious and fearless leader like Duterte, I'm sure that by now, all our corrupt looters should be languishing in jail!

You are obviously on drugs, so you will be safe PROVIDED that you never venture to the Philippines.

This Philippine government dey craze well well

Jakumo:


You are obviously on drugs, so you will be safe PROVIDED that you never venture to the Philippines.

You are obviously into serious corrupt practices, so you will be safe PROVIDED that you never venture to the Philippines.

Good message

Coldfeets:


You are obviously into serious corrupt practices, so you will be safe PROVIDED that you never venture to the Philippines.

Ha ha na so. Good to read the comments of an original thinker.

Still searching for the luxury cars....

Making madness

Cars that could have been auctioned at good prices

Nigeria no fit do this instead bribery and corruption will be replaced on these, I wonder when Nigeria gonna reach this level of justification.
Meanwhile 15.5m Toyota highlander SUV, everything cleared, can give you a ride.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH-VsN2JaE?t=8

The Philippine Government continued its quest to eradicate smuggling this week, with controversial President Rodrigo Duterte staging another public ceremony where authorities used heavy construction equipment to crush 14 perfectly good luxury cars that had been smuggled into the country.

The clinically-named "Condemnation and Public Destruction of Contraband Vehicles" took place at Port Irene in Cagayan province on Wednesday,14th march 2018. Among the cars selected for destruction were a Maserati Quattroporte, a BMW B12 Alpina, a Porsche 911 GT3, a BMW Z1, an Opel Manta, a Renault R5, and a two-door Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.They were just the first of over 800 vehicles set to be destroyed.

President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his violent and ruthless crackdown on drugs and crime in general, was present at this car-crushing ceremony, and addressed the audience, saying:

The destruction of these contraband luxury vehicles signifies our strong resolve to restore good governance, preserve our nation’s dignity, and safeguard our people’s welfare.

[img]https:///a/img924/8514/6MuRcF.jpg[/img]

[img]https:///a/img922/6978/nsqtxj.jpg[/img]

He went on, saying:

I reiterate that I will never tolerate smuggling and all forms of irregularities in our ports, especially in our free ports. Illegal practices will be dealt with to ensure that every department,agency and instrumentality of government is free from corruption.

It appears that the Philippine government is just getting started. After the ceremony, 841 vehicles more, which were also part of the illegal shipment of the said luxury vehicles, were destroyed.

The vehicles had been intentionally abandoned at the port without paying customs, so that an importer could purchase them later from a government auction at a lower price. A court ruling made this type of scheme illegal in 2013, and the outfit that imported these vehicles is not contesting the decision to crush them.

Source https://autojosh.com/the-philippines-government-bulldozes-14-more-smuggled-luxury-cars841-more-to-follow/

Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44

what kind of wrong grammar is the heading of this post? What does it mean to bulldoze? Why not destroys with bulldozer or crushes as used I the passage. @Seun, I think it's time for you to employ some English graduates to help edit some posts cos our kids also read some posts on Nairalanf

Coldfeets:
Duterte, the pussy shooter!

Duterte, the no nonsense minded and clinical finisher!

Like say Naija get serious and fearless leader like Duterte, I'm sure that by now, all our corrupt looters should be languishing in jail!

. Correct. People are bashing the man for taking such stand,while they are suffering in Niger because of our corrupt politicians. The same people calling him names here are still the same people clamouring for a better Nigeria. They don't want to understand that this decisive steps are what brings about good governance.

Automotive1:

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[img]https:///a/img924/3304/at1Pj5.jpg[/img]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH-VsN2JaE?t=8

The Philippine Government continued its quest to eradicate smuggling this week, with controversial President Rodrigo Duterte staging another public ceremony where authorities used heavy construction equipment to crush 14 perfectly good luxury cars that had been smuggled into the country.

The clinically-named "Condemnation and Public Destruction of Contraband Vehicles" took place at Port Irene in Cagayan province on Wednesday,14th march 2018. Among the cars selected for destruction were a Maserati Quattroporte, a BMW B12 Alpina, a Porsche 911 GT3, a BMW Z1, an Opel Manta, a Renault R5, and a two-door Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.They were just the first of over 800 vehicles set to be destroyed.

President Rodrigo Duterte, known for his violent and ruthless crackdown on drugs and crime in general, was present at this car-crushing ceremony, and addressed the audience, saying:

The destruction of these contraband luxury vehicles signifies our strong resolve to restore good governance, preserve our nation’s dignity, and safeguard our people’s welfare.

[img]https:///a/img924/8514/6MuRcF.jpg[/img]

[img]https:///a/img922/6978/nsqtxj.jpg[/img]

He went on, saying:

I reiterate that I will never tolerate smuggling and all forms of irregularities in our ports, especially in our free ports. Illegal practices will be dealt with to ensure that every department,agency and instrumentality of government is free from corruption.

It appears that the Philippine government is just getting started. After the ceremony, 841 vehicles more, which were also part of the illegal shipment of the said luxury vehicles, were destroyed.

The vehicles had been intentionally abandoned at the port without paying customs, so that an importer could purchase them later from a government auction at a lower price. A court ruling made this type of scheme illegal in 2013, and the outfit that imported these vehicles is not contesting the decision to crush them.

Source https://autojosh.com/the-philippines-government-bulldozes-14-more-smuggled-luxury-cars841-more-to-follow/

Cc Lalasticlala Mynd44

THE PRESIDENT OF PHILLIPPINES IS EQUALLY A MAD MAN AS TRUMP.

Why not auction that luxury cars and then use the money to improve on the lives of the suffering phillipinos in the rurual area and urban centres.

MANY YOUNG PHILLIPINOS ARE DOING NANNY, HOUSEMAID AND HOUSEBOY WORK IN SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, OMAN, BAHRAIN, QATAR, UAE (DUBAI ) EVEN FOR A STIPEND OR A PEANUT PAY.

But he is here destroying luxury properties. I agree the smuggler break the law and they should be punished. But it makes no sense destroying such luxury cars when your country is equally poor.

HAS THE PRESIDENT FORGOTTEN THAT MANY YOUNG PHILLIPPINOS HAVE TO MIGRATE ABROAD IN THEIR DESPIRATION TO SURVIVE.

Apart from Africa, the phillippinos, indians, and chinese constitute the largest number of migrate living outside of their native land.

THE PHILIPPINOS PRESIDENT MADE A BIG MISTAKES IN HIS QUEST FOR GLOBAL SHOWMANSHIP.