Rodrigo Duterte, president of The Philippines, made the comments during a visit to soldiers hurt in a recent firefight with ISIS-linked Abu Sayyaf.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a group of wounded soldiers that he is ready to die with them as their commander-in-chief as he awarded each of the men a medal.
He conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu with the Rank of Kampilan on 11 soldiers involved in the firefight, ABS-CBN reported, during a visit to the Camp General Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu, where they are receiving treatment for their wounds. Also discovered dead in the aftermath was Mingayan Sahiron, a wife of Abu Sayyaf's terrorist leader Radullan Sahiron. Four members of Abu Sayyaf, a group known for its frequent kidnappings and deadly bombings, were killed.
At the time, Duterte, who has waged a relentless war against Islamic extremist groups operating in The Philippines and doubled the salaries of soldiers, pledged to"pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy."
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