‘The Punisher’ to crack down on EDM events
New Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who supports hanging drug dealers, says dance music shows "won't be banned, but regulated for sure" after deaths in Manila
News By | 24 May 2016
The Philippines’ president-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, has backed calls for stronger regulation of the country’s live music sector as an investigation continues into the deaths of five people at dance music festival Forever Summer on Saturday.
In an interview in Makati today, Duterte (pictured) commented that illegal drugs are passed around “like any other commodity” at large Philippine music events, and said that, “after I assume the presidency, I would [not] be keen on activities such as these [dance music concerts]. They would…
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