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Colleagues slam Bato's remarks on kid's death
Colleagues slam Bato's remarks on kid's death
Dharel Placido,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 05, 2019 02:56 PM PHT
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Updated Jul 05, 2019 06:13 PM PHT
MANILA – Senators on Friday slammed their colleague, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, for dismissing as mere accident the death of a 3-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal earlier this week.
MANILA – Senators on Friday slammed their colleague, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, for dismissing as mere accident the death of a 3-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal earlier this week.
Dela Rosa on Thursday said it’s an “imperfect world” and “sh** happens” when asked to comment on 3-year-old Myka Ulpina’s death during a sting operation in Rodriguez, Rizal last June 30.
Dela Rosa on Thursday said it’s an “imperfect world” and “sh** happens” when asked to comment on 3-year-old Myka Ulpina’s death during a sting operation in Rodriguez, Rizal last June 30.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, a former police chief like Dela Rosa, said in a statement that the death of an innocent in the drug war “should be taken seriously so that corrective measures will be put in place immediately.”
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, a former police chief like Dela Rosa, said in a statement that the death of an innocent in the drug war “should be taken seriously so that corrective measures will be put in place immediately.”
“Nonchalance has no place in this situation,” he added.
“Nonchalance has no place in this situation,” he added.
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Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros also criticized Dela Rosa for “trivializing innocent lives lost.”
Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros also criticized Dela Rosa for “trivializing innocent lives lost.”
“Sh** happens? Then it's time to call a plumber and flush this bloody & abusive drug war down the toilet,” she said on Twitter.
“Sh** happens? Then it's time to call a plumber and flush this bloody & abusive drug war down the toilet,” she said on Twitter.
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, another fierce opponent of the drug war, meanwhile said "[sh**] happens more often because we have a President and public officials who are more gangsters than law enforcers."
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima, another fierce opponent of the drug war, meanwhile said "[sh**] happens more often because we have a President and public officials who are more gangsters than law enforcers."
Sen. Francis Pangilinan, president of the opposition Liberal Party, said Dela Rosa’s reaction on Ulpina’s death would encourage the public to treat the deaths of innocent children in the drug war as part of reality.
Sen. Francis Pangilinan, president of the opposition Liberal Party, said Dela Rosa’s reaction on Ulpina’s death would encourage the public to treat the deaths of innocent children in the drug war as part of reality.
“Hindi ito tama at hindi ako sangayon sa posisyon na ganun lang talaga ang realidad,” he said in a statement.
“Hindi ito tama at hindi ako sangayon sa posisyon na ganun lang talaga ang realidad,” he said in a statement.
(This is not right and I don’t agree that this is just part of the reality.)
(This is not right and I don’t agree that this is just part of the reality.)
Ulpina's father Renato and another companion were killed, along with undercover police officer Senior Master Sgt. Conrad Cabigao, in the incident.
Ulpina's father Renato and another companion were killed, along with undercover police officer Senior Master Sgt. Conrad Cabigao, in the incident.
Police said Renato had used his daughter as a human shield amid gunshots, but the child's mother denied this, saying they were sleeping when the incident happened.
Police said Renato had used his daughter as a human shield amid gunshots, but the child's mother denied this, saying they were sleeping when the incident happened.
The Philippine National Police has relieved the entire roster of the Rodriguez police force in light of the incident.
The Philippine National Police has relieved the entire roster of the Rodriguez police force in light of the incident.
New York-based Human Rights Watch slammed Ulpina’s death, noting that police accounts of drug raids “are not reliable because the officers enforcing the “drug war” have been shown to manufacture evidence.”
New York-based Human Rights Watch slammed Ulpina’s death, noting that police accounts of drug raids “are not reliable because the officers enforcing the “drug war” have been shown to manufacture evidence.”
It described Dela Rosa's attitude towards Ulpina's death as "uncaring, even contemptuous," warning that the neophyte senator would not be an impartial chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs.
It described Dela Rosa's attitude towards Ulpina's death as "uncaring, even contemptuous," warning that the neophyte senator would not be an impartial chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs.
"Dela Rosa should be reminded that he, too, will answer for his complicity in the slaughter of thousands," the HRW said in a statement Friday.
"Dela Rosa should be reminded that he, too, will answer for his complicity in the slaughter of thousands," the HRW said in a statement Friday.
Latest PNP data showed that more than 6,000 drug suspects have been killed in police anti-drug operations from the start of the Duterte administration in July 2016 until the end of May this year.
Latest PNP data showed that more than 6,000 drug suspects have been killed in police anti-drug operations from the start of the Duterte administration in July 2016 until the end of May this year.
EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story mistakenly referred to the father as Renato Dolorfina.
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