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in NewsDuterte asks for six more months to fight drugs and crime
President Rodrigo Duterte said he needs another six months on top of the first six months that he initially imposed on his administration to solve illegal drugs and crimes in the Philippines. In a press conference for the release of Norwegian hostage Kjartan Sekkingstad on Sunday, September 18, Duterte said that he is trying his […] More
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in BustedBusted: Pacquaio gave $5M to support Duterte’s drug war? It’s another SATIRE article!
Several Facebook pages dedicated to President Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters shared articles about how Senator Manny Pacquiao gave Duterte $5 million to support the government’s campaign against drugs. [50_50_first][/50_50_first][50_50_second] [/50_50_second] Even former Congressman Abdulgani “Gerry” Salapuddin also shared an article claiming the same thing about the boxing champ. And Duterte and Pacquiao’s supporters sang […] More
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in BustedBusted: Does the UK Parliament endorse Duterte’s war on drugs? SATIRE ALERT!
Wow! The British Parliament endorses President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drugs. This is what various Facebook pages, especially Duterte fan pages, have been sharing online. They rejoiced over this most recent acknowledgment that Duterte’s methods work and the articles touting the same thing have been shared thousands of times over. It seemed like these pages […] More
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in NewsCall center agent finds himself in drug watchlist, has to wait for 3 months to get “delisted”
An Ateneo Human Rights Center lawyer, Arpee Santiago, posted on Facebook about how he has helped a call center agent who suddenly found himself the subject of Oplan TokHang by his community’s police force. “Two nights ago, I assisted a 26-year old call center agent who found himself in his community police precinct’s drug watchlist […] More
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in FactsWhy are poor drug suspects treated differently from Mayor Espinosa, Peter Lim, Hero Bautista? – netizen
A certain Itty Gaerlan posted on Facebook on August 29 her story about the brother-in-law, Rene, of her friend Sally, who was arrested by the police in one of their Oplan TokHang operations in the shanties. It showed the police draining the last money from the wallets of the guy’s family. “Sally had P400 in […] More
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in BustedBusted: Netizens call out Presidential Communications for ‘blatant lie’ about drug abuse figures
The Presidential Communications posted new figures about the drug abuse in the Philippines, showing that 95.47 percent used shabu while 4.29% used marijuana. They captioned it, “According to the United Nations World Drug Report in 2012, the Philippines has the highest drug use of Shabu in East Asia. Be a #PartnerForChange against drugs.” However, activist […] More
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in NewsDuterte on drug users: “Are they humans?”
While on a visit to soldiers in a certain military camp, Duterte was quoted in a transcription of his speech allegedly insinuating that drug victims are not humans. “I’d like to be frank with you—are they humans?” Duterte reportedly asked, referring to drug users and dealers who are said to be “victims” of the full-blown […] More
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in NewsWhy does anti-drug campaign hit mainly the urban poor? Because shabu is the poor man’s choice – Duterte
It has been widely observed lately how the anti-drug campaign of the government seems to hit hard only on the urban poor. President Rodrigo Duterte once rationalized that rich and big drug lords operated their drug businesses outside the country. So, how could government run after them without having to invade the country where they […] More
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in NewsDespite tight security with SAF guards, Bilibid raid still led to discovery of drugs, weapons
Under the Duterte administration, the Special Armed Forces (SAF) troopers were appointed as the new guards of the New Bilibid Prison. They took over the job starting July 20 and was commanded to secure the prison round-the-clock. Given their reputation and training, many came to expect that the Bilibid would finally be rid of drugs […] More
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in NewsDe Lima won’t attend congress probe on her alleged link to Bilibid drugs
While the Senate, led by Senator Leila De Lima, is investigating alleged extrajudicial killings in police anti-drugs operations, the House of Representatives is preparing another probe on the alleged proliferation of drugs at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP). Particularly, the Lower House aims to ascertain if De Lima abetted the said proliferation while she was […] More
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in NewsRisa Hontiveros to Duterte: Drug problem is a public health problem
The illegal drug problem in the country is not just a matter of peace and order but more importantly a public health concern, says Senator Risa Hontiveros, who was representative of Akbayan in the lower house of Congress. And because the prevalence of drug trafficking in the country is mostly a public health concern, she […] More
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in NewsChief Justice Sereno to accused judges in Duterte’s narco list: No warrant, no surrender
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno wrote a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte after he named seven judges in his list of government officials allegedly involved with the illegal drug trade. In her four-page letter, sent to the President through Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, Sereno gave some observations on each judge, citing that one was […] More
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