Cry as you watch a bulldozer destroy your dream cars

Known for the radical way in which he has sought to combat drug trafficking and corruption across the country, in many cases giving explicit orders to the authorities to simply slaughter the traffickers, Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines, has shown an identical stance towards imports Luxury car illegal.

Although (yet) not engaging in the murder of those who promote this practice, Duterte does not reveal, however, any kind of mercy towards these cars. Which end up, quite simply, destroyed, as shown in the latest video made by the Presidency and released by the British Daily Mail.

In the most recent destruction action, which we show you here, the market value of the set of luxury cars — including Lamborghini, Mustang and Porsche — and eight motorcycles, amounted to 5.89 million dollars, in other words, little more than five million euros. They were all crushed by caterpillar caterpillars.

I did this because I need to show the world that the Philippines is a safe destination for investment and business. The only way to do this is to show that the country is productive and that there is an economy capable of absorbing local production

Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines

Destruction already amounts to nearly 10 million dollars

Remember that this is not the first time that Duterte promotes such an action, as, earlier this year, the President of the Philippines ordered the destruction of dozens of vehicles of all types and brands, from Jaguar and BMW, and even an illegally imported Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Action that, according to the Department of Borders of the Philippines, resulted in the destruction of about 2.76 million dollars in illegally located automobiles.

Before Rodrigo Duterte, who is serving the second year of a six-year term, entered the scene, the Philippine government's usual practice in relation to this type of crime was to seize vehicles and then sell them with the money. to go directly to the state coffers.

However, with Duterte, this practice was not enough and destruction was the defined path. See the video: