PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has allayed fears he would become a dictator, saying he was just after a new Constitution that would address corruption.

“These communists, calling me a dictator, an executioner, somebody corrupt...[but I say to you], do not be afraid of dictatorship. I am not aiming for it. I do not ask [for] it and I do not like it,” Duterte said in his speech during the birthday celebration of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) President Alfredo Lim on Tuesday night.