Duterte's Wish For Loan Sharks to be Killed Is Beginning to Come True

Words have consequences. Just face the fact. Especially when the leader of the nation says he wants to kill a certain group of people and then they start turning up dead. Remember when Duterte said Vice Mayors should kidnap and kill Mayors? Shortly afterwards several mayors ended up dead. Remember the 2016 election when Duterte said there would be rivers of blood because he would kill drug users and dealers? Thousands have since died in the war on drugs. Now we have a new group of people who might just start turning up dead.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/01/12/1884430/duterte-wants-kill-5-6-loan-sharks

“The 5-6 system is what I wanted to kill if I cannot kill the system, then I will call those who are into 5-6 and are making life hard for the people,” Duterte said. 

He said those who avail of what loan sharks offer are in perpetual debt with them. 

“Aside from cash, these loan sharks also offer beds, cabinets or other items which add up to the amount of loan,” Duterte added. 

He said if he could not stop the 5-6 system, then he will stop the collectors from getting money from the people.

What group of people is involved with this type of loan system? Indian nationals.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Tuesday said that persons especially Indians engaged in the lending business more commonly known as “5-6” would be arrested even without a warrant of arrest. 

“Pinapahuli ni presidente mga bumbay (Indians) na nagpapa 5-6, kawawa [naman ang] mahihirap [sa] 20 percent na taas [ng interest]. They could be arrested without any warrant. When they're doing that they’re committing a crime,” he told reporters. 

Many micro, small and medium enterprises usually resort to “5-6” lenders who are usually Indians.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/01/10/1661193/5-6-loan-sharks-can-be-arrested-without-warrant-aguirre

Put 'em together and what have you got? Bippity-boppity-Duterte wants Indian loan sharks dead. His fairy motorcycle assassin mother has granted his wish.

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/01/20/1886529/indian-robbed-shot

An Indian moneylender was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants as he was collecting debt payments in Caloocan.  

Gurpreet Singh, 34, was with his wife Sonia Rani when he was shot after two assailants held him up and forcibly took the keys of his motorcycle Thursday.

How many more Indian loan sharks will end up dead as they go about collecting debts or as they sleep in their house? They had better start maintaining a low profile or leave the country if they want to be sure to keep their lives. The death of Gurpreet Singh should act as a warning to every Indian loan shark. Of course if Duterte's wish becomes too true and the bodies of dead Indian loan sharks begin to pile up an international incident could be the result thus derailing his plans to strengthen ties with India could go awry.

Or maybe this is an isolated incident motivated by personal grudge? Maybe this has nothing at all to do with Duterte's very public wish that loan sharks be killed. Sure and maybe the PNP is a very well disciplined group with just a few bad eggs spoiling their image.