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141 Philippines: Shoot-To-Kill Order Out for Narco-PolsSat, 06 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Star (Philippines) Author:Romero, Alexis Area:Philippines Lines:176 Added:08/06/2016

President Duterte issued yesterday a "shoot-to-kill" order against politicians involved in illegal drugs, saying their unforgivable acts have plunged the country into a crisis.

Duterte, who has vowed to end the narcotics trade and criminality within six months, accused the politicians of destroying lives and of enriching themselves at the expense of the people.

"P*ng i ninyo. Did you not think about where this problem would lead us? It's good that I am the President now. I will have you killed. Have you seen what you've done to the Philippines? And then I will forgive you?" the President said in an interview in Davao City.

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142 Philippines: Bloody PH Drug War Catches Eye Of Int'l MediaSat, 06 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines)          Area:Philippines Lines:110 Added:08/06/2016

PRESIDENT Duterte's bloody war on drugs, which has taken the lives of more than 600 people in one month, has caught the attention of international media and human rights organizations.

The viral photo showing the lifeless body of suspected drug pusher Michael Siaron being cradled by his weeping wife Jennilyn Olayres "humanized the cost of this war on drugs," according to a Time report quoting Phelim Kine, the deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch (HRW).

But Mr. Duterte, in his inaugural State of the Nation Address to Congress on July 25, dismissed the photo, published by the INQUIRER on its front page a day before his speech, calling it melodramatic and seeking to evoke "Pieta," the sculpture of Michelangelo depicting a hearbreaking scene from the Deposition of Jesus.

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143 Philippines: PUB LTE: History Repeating ItselfSat, 06 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) Author:Valencia, Isidro C. Area:Philippines Lines:43 Added:08/06/2016

THIS REFERS to the news item titled "Widow tells Duterte: Kill drugs, not people" (Front Page, 8/1/16).

The enemies of the Republic and its people are not the drug dependents or those hooked on drugs or their coddlers in the government. The enemy is illegal drugs.

Given this fact, President Duterte should not order the killing of any person, be they guilty or not.

The millennials should know that in the first year of martial law, dictator Ferdinand Marcos got the highest approval trust rating. Then the people in the military, police, executive, legislative, judiciary and even coffee servers, gardeners, drivers, and security guards started to be abusive. Then some 10,000 people (excluding desaparecidos and victims and survivors of unreported torture) became easy victims of martial law atrocities.

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144 Philippines: Column: Shoot-To-Kill OrderSat, 06 Aug 2016
Source:Sun.Star Cebu (Philippines) Author:Barrita, Eddie O. Area:Philippines Lines:70 Added:08/06/2016

PRESIDENT Rody Duterte on Friday repeated his "shoot-to-kill" order against those involved in the illegal drugs trade who would resist arrest.

His shoot-to-kill order is really meant for the police to kill. "Shoot to kill is to shoot and kill him. I don't want the police wasting bullets," he said.

Waste the drug traders, not the bullets.

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President Rody also guaranteed to answer for state forces involved in shooting incidents related to their duty in the war against drugs.

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145 Philippines: Column: Public SafetyFri, 05 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Star (Philippines) Author:Pamintuan, Ana Marie Area:Philippines Lines:137 Added:08/06/2016

It's good to hear President Duterte saying he does not like to kill, and he does not go for "salvaging" or summary executions.

Among others, he's referring to cases wherein suspects whose hands are cuffed behind their backs upon arrest are shot dead by the arresting cops purportedly after trying to grab the officers' gun.

That's what happened to the unfortunate motorcycle rider John dela Riarte, who was arrested by the police Highway Patrol Group (HPG) after he figured in a traffic accident and reportedly pounded the car with his helmet. Dela Riarte was shown in a video being punched several times as he was surrounded by a group of HPG and Metro Manila Development Authority traffic aides, and then being led away with his hands cuffed behind his back. Moments later, he was shot dead in a police car, with gunshots to the neck and chest.

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146 Philippines: VP Laments Lack Of Outcry Vs Drug KillingsFri, 05 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) Author:Dizon, Nikko Area:Philippines Lines:150 Added:08/06/2016

VICE PRESIDENT Leni Robredo has deplored the lack of public outcry against extrajudicial killings that have come with President Duterte's takeno-prisoners war on drugs.

"I hope my being vocal against [extrajudicial killings] inspires many others to follow suit because there really has to be public outcry. The way I see it, there has been very little public outcry in the recent past," Robredo told the INQUIRER in an interview on Wednesday.

On the same day, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a statement saying it was "greatly concerned" about the killings of suspected drug users and dealers in the Philippines.

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147 Philippines: PUB LTE: Killing And ChristianityFri, 05 Aug 2016
Source:Sun.Star Cebu (Philippines) Author:Barcenas, Democrito C. Area:Philippines Lines:64 Added:08/06/2016

A national daily made a screaming headline, "Church: Thou shall not kill" below a heart wrenching and stirring picture of a weeping young woman hugging the bloodied body of her partner, a pedicab driver and alleged drug pusher, who was shot and killed by a motor-riding gunman near Pasay Rotunda on Edsa.

The Sixth Commandment (Thou shall not kill) was the message for President Rodrigo Duterte in a mass which the Archdiocese of Manila held last Monday, July 25 as he delivered his State of the Nation Address (Sona) to Congress.

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148 Philippines: Editorial: Filled To OverflowingThu, 04 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Star (Philippines)          Area:Philippines Lines:47 Added:08/05/2016

The photographs and video footage tell the story: men, shirtless because of the heat, packed like sardines as they sleep in makeshift detention centers, or cooking their evening meal about a meter away from others who dip into water pails as they take a bath.

The detention areas are so cramped some inmates take turns sleeping on precious space. The images have become common in local jails, where persons who have been arrested or surrendered as part of the crackdown against the drug menace are held. Some are quickly freed for rehabilitation. Those charged with heavier offenses face a longer stay as they await trial and the possibility of being freed on bail.

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149 Philippines: Kerry Talks Human Rights, Rody Tackles MilitaryTue, 02 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Star (Philippines) Author:Mendez, Christina Area:Philippines Lines:47 Added:08/05/2016

Military assistance to the Philippines dominated the discussions between President Duterte and visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry, with the latter cutting short his message of concern about human rights at the President's behest.

Speaking before members of the Presidential Security Group at Malacanang Park Sunday evening, Duterte related how he told Kerry during their meeting last week to shift to another topic the $32-million US military assistance to the country.

"I have a job to do, let us go to another topic," he recalled having told Kerry. "The money? Oh 32, 'Ah, I give you, $32 million'," he quoted the US official as saying in response.

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150 Philippines: Body Count Is Rising As Philippines Wages War onWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:New York Times (NY) Author:Gutierrez, Jason Area:Philippines Lines:167 Added:08/04/2016

MANILA - Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

Most were killed in confrontations with the police, while 154 were killed by unidentified vigilantes. This has prompted 114,833 people to turn themselves in, as either drug addicts or dealers, since Mr. Duterte took office, according to national police logs.

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151 Philippines: Body Count Rises As Philippine President WagesWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Author:Gutierrez, Jason Area:Philippines Lines:45 Added:08/03/2016

MANILA, Philippines - Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

Most were killed in confrontations with the police, while 154 were killed by unidentified vigilantes.

Addressing Congress last week in his first State of the Nation address, Mr. Duterte reiterated his take-no-prisoners approach, ordering the police to "triple" their efforts against crime.

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152 Philippines: Crime Down, Body Count Up As Duterte Wages War onWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Author:Gutierrez, Jason Area:Philippines Lines:68 Added:08/03/2016

MANILA - Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

Most were killed in confrontations with the police, while 154 were killed by unidentified vigilantes. This has prompted 114,833 people to turn themselves in, as either drug addicts or dealers, since Duterte took office, according to national police logs.

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153 Philippines: 'Condemn Duterte For Deadly War On Drugs'Wed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:New Age, The (South Africa)          Area:Philippines Lines:60 Added:08/03/2016

MORE than 300 anti-narcotics and human rights groups from around the world yesterday called for the UN to condemn Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs that has already killed hundreds of people.

The appeal, directed to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), came as an influential Philippine senator called for an investigation into the killings of suspected drug pushers that Duterte has endorsed.

Senator Leila de Lima and the foreign organisations cited reports of police killing hundreds of people since Duterte won May elections largely on a platform to wage a violent war on drugs.

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154 Philippines: Body Count Rises As Philippine PresidentWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:New Mexican, The (Santa Fe, NM) Author:Gutierrez, Jason Area:Philippines Lines:48 Added:08/03/2016

MANILA, Philippines - Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

Most were killed in confrontations with the police, while 154 were killed by unidentified vigilantes. This has prompted 114,833 people to turn themselves in, as either drug addicts or dealers, since Duterte took office, according to national police logs.

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155 Philippines: Column: Should Fighting Drugs Be Bloody?Wed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:Sun.Star Cebu (Philippines) Author:Maglana, Mags Z. Area:Philippines Lines:90 Added:08/03/2016

IN HIS first State of the Nation Address (Sona), among the memorable lines that President Rodrigo Duterte said was, "human rights must work to uplift human dignity. But human rights cannot be used as a shield or an excuse to destroy the country-your country and my country."

Michael Moore, the American documentary filmmaker and author known for his critique of the current state of American politics, economics and culture, featured dealing with drug addiction in his production "Where to Invade Next," which is premised on the idea of identifying and "stealing great ideas" of other countries that could be brought back to the United States-hence the notion of invasion, but minus the violence that it usually entails.

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156 Philippines: More Than 700 Killed in Philippines DrugsWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:Guardian, The (UK) Author:Gayle, Damien Area:Philippines Lines:89 Added:08/03/2016

Human Rights Groups Call on UN to Condemn Deaths Anti-Drug Drive 'Excuse for Killings' Say Campaigners

More than 700 suspected drug users or dealers have been summarily executed by police or vigilantes in the Philippines in less than three months, say human rights campaigners, who are calling on the UN to denounce the killings.

Human Rights Watch, Stop Aids and International HIV/Aids Alliance are among more than 300 civil society groups that have signed joint letters to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), urging them to speak out.

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157 Philippines: Column: Giving The Drug War A 'face'Tue, 02 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) Author:Jimenez-David, Rina Area:Philippines Lines:114 Added:08/03/2016

PERHAPS WHAT so turned off PDu30 about the front-page INQUIRER photo of the body of Michael Siaron cradled in the arms of his weeping widow Jennilyn Olayres, which he dismissed as "drama" during his State of the Nation Address no less, was that it gave a "face" to his war against drugs.

And that is the human face of the Duterte campaign: a grieving widow, a slain young man, and a populace that could do nothing but look on as police waited for operatives to process the crime scene.

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158 Philippines: Editorial: OverkillTue, 02 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Star (Philippines)          Area:Philippines Lines:50 Added:08/03/2016

The apprehended person was unarmed and, according to the police, handcuffed as he was pushed into a vehicle of the Highway Patrol Group. What dire threat could he have posed to the HPG members that warranted the use of lethal force?

John dela Riarte allegedly displayed aggressive behavior when he was accosted by the HPG after the motorcycle he was driving figured in an accident with a car last Friday morning in Makati. How hard is it for several cops to subdue one unarmed man?

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159Philippines: Deaths Rise In Philippine War On DrugsWed, 03 Aug 2016
Source:San Diego Union Tribune (CA)          Area:Philippines Lines:Excerpt Added:08/03/2016

MANILA, Philippines - Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines just over a month ago, promising to get tough on crime by having the police and the military kill drug suspects, 420 people have been killed in the campaign, according to tallies of police reports by the local news media.

Most were killed in confrontations with the police, while 154 were killed by unidentified vigilantes. This has prompted 114,833 people to turn themselves in, as either drug addicts or dealers, since Duterte took office, according to national police logs.

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160 Philippines: OPED: Turning a Blind Eye to ExtrajudicialTue, 02 Aug 2016
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) Author:Lasco, Gideon Area:Philippines Lines:118 Added:08/02/2016

NO ONE claims to support the killing of the innocent, but it seems that many are willing to leave the judgment of innocence to the police and the vigilantes. Even worse, many are seeing death itself as proof of one's guilt.

"He must have been a drug pusher," said some netizens of Emmanuel Jose Pavia, the Ateneo High School teacher who was shot and killed in Marikina.

"They were killed because they deserved it. Kill pa more!" exclaimed one commenter on one of the many reports-now commonplace-on the corpses of suspected drug pushers found in the streets.

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