Palace dismisses as ‘utter disrespect’ ICC insistence to probe PH drug war

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:08:55 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Saturday insisted that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should not open an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, as it has no jurisdiction over the Philippines. In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the ICC’s insistence to investigate the government’s drug was an “utter disrespect” to the Philippines, an “independent country” that […]

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SWS: 3 of five Filipinos favor international probe into drug war killings

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:35:23 +0000

THREE out of five Filipinos do not want the government to block international groups from investigating killings related to the Duterte administration’s drug war, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey…READ

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Albayalde gives self ‘passing grade’ amid drug war ‘killings’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:50:48 +0000

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief General Oscar Albayalde rated himself from “7 to 8” out of 10 in carrying out the government’s campaign against illegal drugs despite overwhelming criticism here and…READ

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Palace: Duterte presidency ‘not cowed or weakened’ by UN resolution on drug war

Credit to Author: CATHERINE S. VALENTE, TMT| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 01:28:50 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Friday slammed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution seeking an investigation on the war on illegal drugs in the Philippines, saying President Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency is…READ

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Drug suspect killed, soldier wounded in Lanao Norte firefight

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:26:50 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces killed a suspected drug personality in a firefight that left one soldier wounded in Lanao del Norte province in southern Philippines, an Army spokesman said…READ

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Duterte: Drug war in PH ‘failed’

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 08:11:45 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that his administration’s drug war “failed” and was actually “worsening.” In a speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan campaign rally in…READ

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