During election campaigns, all politicians make promises. Some seem feasible and are credible to voters, but the politicians themselves already know they won't be able or willing to keep them. Colossal promises, at the very least, denote determination, courage, and commitment on the part of the person making them. Rodrigo Duterte campaigned to become the new president of the Philippines, no one believed he could or would keep the barbaric promises he repeated at every rally and in every interview to restore order and security by summarily executing as many drug dealers and junkies as he could. Once he came to power in 2016, Duterte did keep his promise. And the killing began.