Oh, well, I’m sorry.
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“I just threaten criminals, while you threaten countries of this world, the pitiful Arabs, the Muslims”.
The Philippines president called his USA counterpart a “son of a b*tch/whore” earlier this month after hearing news that the U.S. leader was to address the country’s ‘war on drugs.’ The comment, which Duterte later said was not directed towards Obama, led to the White House canceling scheduled talks between the two leaders. Mr Obama swiftly called off a planned meeting between them as a result.
The 71-year-old Duterte overwhelmingly won election in May on an audacious promise to eradicate corruption and crime, particularly illegal drugs, in six months.
Duterte has not given any reaction to Matobato’s allegations, although his spokesman, Martin Andanar, said past investigations have failed to produce any evidence against Duterte.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa told the senate committee investigating the killings there was no kill order, but people support the drug crackdown despite errors in judgment by police.
Ban Ki-moon, Ban Ki-sun.
So far, the drug crackdown has made the president popular with many Philippines citizens, although it also has opened him up to criticism that he and the police have gone too far.
The EU parliament also called on the EU delegation in the Philippines to “monitor carefully the “rule of lawlessness” in the wake of the attack.
His spokesman Martin Andanar said the new administration has identified people behind a plot to have the president removed from office by next year.
Duterte is facing global pressure in his war on drugs, which has so far resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 suspected drug pushers, some at the hands of local Filipino forces and others allegedly by vigilante groups and individuals.
“Assuming it to be true – 1,700, who are they?” We are studying it.
In his speech on Thursday, Duterte gave a hint of a possible warming of ties with China by telling businessmen from the country, “You will see me often in China.” .
Their statement did not sit well with the Philippine president, obviously.
Police question a man during a night patrol at a shanty community on in Manila on the weekend. Senator Richard Gordon, who has said Duterte should have the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, will be the new chairman.
As the former head of the government’s human rights commission, she investigated Duterte’s alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings of criminals when he was mayor of southern Davao city, where he built a name for his tough crime-busting style.
In a speech to the Senate on Tuesday, de Lima said that no committee chairmanship was worth sacrificing principles and causes she had pledged her life fighting for.
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Referring to the victims of his bloody war on drugs, President Duterte proclaimed: “Who are they?”
