From Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella – On the PH consideration on the 3rd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Today, May 8, the Philippine delegation highlights our significant achievments in upholding and protecting human rights.
Tag: Human Rights
From Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella On Human Rights Watch Deputy Asia Director Phelim Kine’s remarks that PRRD has “finally acknowledged” that the war on drugs is “a war on the poor” and exposes the chief executive’s “contempt for lives”
The war on drugs is not targeted at any particular segment of society. However, the most prevalent drug in the Philippines is shabu, dubbed as poor man’s cocaine.
From Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella on De Lima being politically motivated, 20 Feb. 2017
The Human Rights Watch cavalierly calls for “foreign governments to step up to denounce the Duterte Administration” for its supposed disregard for basic human rights.
