CEBU CITY - An alleged drug pusher who was killed in a shootout in Las Pinas was a top suspect here, Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña said Saturday.

Jeffrey Diaz, alias Jaguar, and his bodyguard were killed "as they were roaming around his eight safehouses" Friday night, Osmeña said in a Facebook post.

Diaz's death in an alleged shootout disproved claims that he has retired from the drug trade, Osmeña said.

"Cebu exports many things, but we will not export that," the incoming mayor said.

Last month, Osmeña said he would reward policemen P50,000 for each criminal they kill and P5,000 for each one they wound.

The mayor-elect said government needed to crack down on criminals, especially in Cebu, which he claimed has become the "murder capital of the Philippines."

Osmeña's pronouncements, mirrored those of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, who had vowed to mount a "bloody war" against criminals.