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"Masamang damo", or weed, as in unwanted grasses in your garden, not the marijuana. You call that to someone undeniably evil (or to just someone whom you hate) but just won't go away or die, especially old corrupt politicians.
"Huwag kang pilosopo" which literally means "don't philosophise" but its casual meaning is "don't be a smart ass". However, knowing people in my country especially after electing the son of a former dictator thanks to "Facebook researches", this expression implies to someone not to think critically.
The Germans have a similar expression, "Unkraut vergeht nicht", it means something like "weeds do not go away", but it is usually used in a self-deprecating way, for example as a response to wishes for good health when ill.
Weeds don't wither would be a better translation
It is, thank you