The police must show restraint in conducting anti-drug operations in order to safeguard innocent Filipinos, especially children, who are treated as “collateral damage” in the war against drugs.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said Father Teresito “Chito” Soganub was rescued by the military and not released through backdoor negotiations.
President Rodrigo Duterte wants the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) to set up a satellite office in the Philippines so Congress won’t have to restore the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
No negotiations were held with the Maute group for the release of Father Teresito “Chito” Soganub, President Rodrigo Duterte clarified Monday (September 18).
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared September 21 a “Day of Protest,” with classes and work in government offices suspended in anticipation of the massive protest set against him by opposition forces.
Professors from the University of the Philippines Diliman have condemned the recent killings of three teenagers, as they expressed alarm at the looming authoritarian rule that may be imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Senator Leila de Lima on Friday said the gap between the powerful and the powerless has never been so wide and glaring is it is under President Rodrigo Duterte.
President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that 19-year-old Carl Angelo Arnaiz, who was killed by the Caloocan City police last August, was his relative, even as he raised the possibility that the recent deaths of three teenagers were meant to sabotage the war on drugs.
Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed alarm over the deaths of three teenagers in less than a month, saying it should prompt the government to rethink its approach regarding the war on drugs.
Malacañang believes the Philippine National Police (PNP) is “rethinking” its approach on carrying out the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs after the death of three teenagers in less than a month.
