Jul 17, 2019 | Top Stories
President Duterte was reacting to last week’s vote of the UN Human Rights Council that approved a resolution, introduced by Ireland, to investigate extrajudicial killings in his bloody war on drugs.
Jul 16, 2019 | Top Stories
Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. got immediate support from Senate President Vicente Sotto III, who tweeted: ‘If he says we stay, we stay!’
Jul 15, 2019 | Top Stories
‘Evidently, the resolution was designed to embarrass the Philippines before the international community and the global audience,’ Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
Jul 15, 2019 | Top Stories
The decision to cut diplomatic ties with the proponent of the UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for a probe into the war on drugs, lies ultimately with President Rodrigo Duterte, said Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo.
Jul 15, 2019 | In the trenches, Opinion, Top Stories
In the UN Human Rights Council, the Philippines is now lumped together with some of the world’s worst human rights violators, writes Manny Mogato, our editor-at-large.