HRW WORLD REPORT 2020: Duterte’s anti-drug campaign remains as brutal as when it started The Philippine government’s murderous “war on drugs” remained the Philippines’ gravest human rights concern in 2019, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2020. Security forces … Continue reading Philippines: No Letup in ‘Drug War’ Killings
Unfazed by threats that he might get jailed over the drug-related deaths in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would never answer any “stupid” questions from the International Criminal Court (ICC). If you will hang me, go ahead, … Continue reading DUTERTE TO ICC: I am responsible only to the Filipino people
Politically partisan and one-sided The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), hit the United Nations-adopted resolution seeking for a comprehensive written report on the human rights situation in the country, describing its validity as “questionable.” PRRD shrugs … Continue reading PH hits, questions validity of UN reso on EJK probe
Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) complaint against President Rodrigo R. Duterte has ended effectively after the court failed to launch a preliminary investigation before the country’s withdrawal from the ICC took effect … Continue reading ROQUE: Complaint vs. PRRD closed after ICC pullout
Will even be the one to put the rope around his neck If the International Criminal Court (ICC) will declare him guilty of crimes against humanity due to the series of drug-related killings, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would be … Continue reading Duterte dares ICC: Hang me
PEOPLE NEED KILLING Murder in Manila By PATRICIA EVANGELISTA RAPPLER PART 1: ‘Some People Need Killing’ PART 2: ‘The Cops Were Showing Off’ Continue reading THE DUTERTE WAR ON DRUGS
Short of saying that President Rodrigo Duterte was in a joking mode again, Malacañang on Friday clarified the statement of the President about the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) which the opposition and critics have been linking to the government’s war on … Continue reading ROQUE: DUTERTE NOT SERIOUS IN EJK REMARK
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Friday said opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is just hallucinating for claiming his life is now in danger. Panelo could not blame Trillanes if the Senator fears that President Rodrigo Duterte is out … Continue reading PANELO: TRILLANES HALLUCINATING IN FEAR VS. DAVAO DEATH SQUAD
Malacañang on Thursday described the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) verdict finding President Rodrigo R. Duterte guilty of human rights violations as a “sham decision”, noting that it has no official sanction. Roque came short of calling IPT as a kangaroo … Continue reading ROQUE: International People’s Tribunal (IPT) a kangaroo court
Former President Benigno Aquino III is partly to blame for the culture of impunity in the Philippines and for failing to address the killings of journalists during his term, Malacañang said Monday. “I wish he did more also in protecting … Continue reading Aquino partly to blame for culture of impunity
Don’t meddle with Philippine affairs A United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan should not interfere with Philippine affairs, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Saturday. Duterte made this remark in response to the … Continue reading GO TO HELL: Duterte tells UN rapporteur
