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.
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.
Proof that the police acted on self-defense was that nearly 100 uniformed men have also been killed, while 700 were seriously injured, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project ranked the Philippines the fourth most dangerous place in the world. There have been nearly 450 direct attacks targeting civilians resulting in nearly 490 reported fatalities since the start of 2019, it said.