Palace on Robredo drug war scheme: Give her space

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 04:35:10 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Saturday said it would allow President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to create her own approach to solving the illegal drug problem of the country, “without interference from other quarter backers.” This, after Robredo convened on Friday the Inter-Agency Anti-Drugs Committee (ICAD), of which she is now a co-chairman. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo took […]

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Massacre of Americans shows Mexico’s drug war worse this time around

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:05:36 +0000

MEXICO CITY: There was a time when the violence of Mexico’s 2006-2012 drug war shocked Americans, but barely touched them. This time around — like everything else about the country’s renewed cartel conflict — it’s worse. The slaughter of three US women and six of their children, some infants, in the northern state of Sonora […]

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Buhay Rep. Atienza wants House resolution supporting war on drugs

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:12:17 +0000

Lito Atienza

MANILA, Philippines – Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza, a known pro-life advocate, wants his more than 300 colleagues in the House of Representatives to join him in coming up with a resolution declaring full support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs. “I challenge my fellow lawmakers to join me in sponsoring a House […]

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Duterte willing to be jailed for EJKs if there’s ‘unlimited’ conjugal visits

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:47:25 +0000

President Duterte won’t mind being jailed over the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, but on certain conditions.

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‘Drug war helped Duterte suppress opposition’

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:10:07 +0000

‘Drug war helped Du30 suppress opposition’

The war on drugs will likely remain the centerpiece program of the Duterte presidency in its last three years, notwithstanding the international notoriety it has earned for the 74-year-old leader, according to human rights advocates.

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7,800 cops punished for deadly drug raids

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:44:02 +0000

7,800 police in Philippines punished for deadly drug raids

Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments for wrongdoings during drug raids, officials said Thursday.

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