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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 17, 2019

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Posted at Jul 19 12:12 AM

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SONASERYE: Aprubado pa rin ba ng bayan ang war on drugs?

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Posted at Jul 18 10:11 PM

Nagpapatuloy ang war on drugs ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero aprubado pa ba ang publiko rito? Read more »

'Bullying': PH 'totally' rejects UN body resolution seeking rights report

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Updated as of Jul 18 09:18 PM

MANILA - The United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution calling for a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines is a form of bullying, the official who led the Philippine delegation during the vote in Geneva, Switzerland said. Read more »

#RealNumbersPH

Aaron Favila, AP
Posted at Jul 18 05:42 PM

Undersecretary Severo Catura, executive director of the Presidential Human Rights Committee secretariat, talks in front of a slideshow presentation during a news conference in Manila, on Thursday. Read more »

Amid UN call for rights report, Lacson says no failure of criminal justice in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 05:26 AM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday maintained there is no failure of criminal justice in the Philippines, as he rejected anew the move of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a resolution seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the Philippines, including alleged extrajudicial killings in government's drug war. Read more »

Cutting ties with Iceland may affect Pinoy workers, Duterte admits

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Posted at Jul 17 06:05 AM

MANILA—He may be cold towards Iceland, but President Rodrigo Duterte said severing ties with the Nordic country could affect some 2,000 Filipinos working there. Read more »

Imee Marcos: Cutting ties with UN rights body huge loss for PH

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Posted at Jul 17 12:01 AM

The daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos warned the Philippines will be on the losing end if it decides to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.  Read more »

Ilang senador kontra sa posibleng pagkalas ng PH sa UNHRC

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Posted at Jul 16 09:23 PM

Ilang senador ang tutol sa umano ay plano ni Pangulong Duterte na kumalas sa United Nations Human Rights Council.  Read more »

Duterte in 'wonderment' on Iceland's push for PH human rights check

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is still wondering as to why Iceland is pushing for an investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

UN rights probe meant to stop 'would-be tyrants' - rights group

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Updated as of Jul 16 12:02 PM

MANILA - A Manila-based rights group on Tuesday said a United Nations Human Rights Council probe on extrajudicial killings in the Philippines is meant to stop "would-be tyrants" who might use violence in their own countries. Read more »

Sotto backs Locsin on staying in UN rights body

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Posted at Jul 16 11:12 AM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto on Tuesday backed Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.'s pronouncement that the Philippines would remain in a United Nations body that sought information on the government's anti-narcotics drive. Read more »

PH top envoy hints at possible withdrawal from UN rights body

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Posted at Jul 15 11:18 PM

After the International Criminal Court, the Philippines could sever ties with another inter-governmental organization, which also passed a resolution on the country's war on drugs. Read more »

Sotto: PH may opt to withdraw from UN rights council

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Posted at Jul 15 08:56 PM

MANILA - Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. might seek the withdrawal of the Philippines from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), after the UNHRC passed a resolution calling for a comprehensive review of the country's drug war. Read more »

Waiting for 'WakaSONA'

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 04:05 PM

Activists from different student organizations carry images of Filipino heroes during a press briefing at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) headquarters in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

CHR: No UN probe if police released drug war information

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Posted at Jul 15 12:22 PM

The Commission on Human Rights says a United Nations body would not have sought a probe into the Philippines' drug war if police had been more open with information. Read more »

UN body a 'toothless tiger' in drug war probe: Harry Roque

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Updated as of Jul 16 05:59 PM

A United Nations body that sought information on the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive is a "toothless tiger" that cannot pass sentence on anyone or impose sanctions, President Rodrigo Duterte's former spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »

CHR: UN probe unnecessary if police were open with drug war info

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Updated as of Jul 15 11:10 AM

A United Nations body would not have sought a report on the Philippines' anti-narcotics drive if the local police shared details of the deadly campaign to the Commission on Human Rights, one of its officials said Monday.  Read more »

Robredo camp not threatened by PACC impeachment comment

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Updated as of Jul 15 12:23 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo is willing to face any impeachment call, her spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez said on Sunday. Read more »

PCOO denies inconsistency on Duterte drug war deaths

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 04:19 PM

The PCOO denied that it has been inconsistent with its pronouncements on the number of deaths under President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs. Read more »

Gordon: No need for int’l review of state of human rights in PH

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Posted at Jul 13 10:48 PM

Gordon said that's what the Commission on Human Rights is doing. "Ano ginagawa nila? Hindi ba nag-hearing tayo diyan?" the senator said. Read more »