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A man stands before the Commission on Human Rights office in Davao City, calling the agency to probe into killings of slain and detained farmers from Compostela Valley. (File photo / davaotoda.com)

Clipping CHR’s teeth: what’s at stake?

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The P1,000 fund allotted by the House of Representatives to the Commission on Human Rights for 2018 will not help the committee in performing its mandate…

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Read more about the article Today’s View : CHR For Whom?

Today’s View : CHR For Whom?

My friend Lito rasps: “Ngano man kahang gi-initan man gyud sa CHR ang atong Mayor, no? Imbestigahan daw tungod sa iyang pamahayag nga patyon ang dakong taeng smuggler sa bugas kun moanhi sa Davao!” [Why should our Mayor be the object of reproof by the CHR on account of his statement that he would kill the Number One rice smuggler if he comes to Davao?”]

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Read more about the article Duterte defends police ops as “legal, proper, moral”
HEATED POLITICS. Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte advises Joji Ilagan-Bian on Tuesday to get out of politics if she can’t “take the heat.” Bian, who’s running as a representative for second congressional district, has earlier asked to spare her husband from political bickering. She’s challenging Mylene Garcia-Albano, Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod’s bet, for the position. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Duterte defends police ops as “legal, proper, moral”

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Speaking to reporters at Grand Men Seng Hotel Monday, the mayor defended the police action amidst criticisms from the Commission on Human Rights and Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte.

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