Topic: arrest

With regard to the report that Duterte was comatose in the afternoon or evening of Sunday, August 19, I never claimed it to be certainly true but I cautioned the readers of my Facebook Timeline that the report is subject to verification or negation by the public appearance of Duterte and by credible medical bulletin.

You are absolutely correct in adopting as the theme of your Congress: “Fight the Fascist Attack on the People!” You must raise higher your unity, strength and fighting spirit by having a common understanding of the situation, your experience, your current level of strength and the tasks in advocating and fighting for human rights and people´s rights.

The Philippine National Police has recorded more than 23,000 killings since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office almost two years ago, data from the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management showed.

THE RACKET ALLOWS THE AFP OFFICERS TO POCKET CASH REWARDS FOR THE FAKE SURRENDERS AND TO HAVE A READY LIST FOR MURDERING PEOPLE WITH FURTHER CASH REWARDS PER VICTIM AS ¨NANLABAN NA NPA¨ (¨NPA RESISTING ARREST¨). THE DUTERTE REGIME IS CORRUPTING AFP OFFICERS AND USING THEM AS CRIMINAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THE USE OF THE SYSTEM OF REWARDS IN CASH AND PROMOTIONS IN RANK.

“How comfortable can I go to the Philippines? There are so many assassinations even of government officials. And the President is gleeful by a mayor of Tanauan is murdered by only expert riflemen from the police and the army,” he said.

In his statement, Lorenzana reveals that if I return to the Philippines everything will be used against me, including charges that I have previously defeated in court and outright false claims against me.

It is Duterte and his close relatives who must explain why the drug problem has become worse, why Peter Lim and Peter Co have gone scotfree despite Duterte´s braggart statement that he would kill Peter Lim and despite the fact that no one has been arrested and indicted for the smuggling of shabu worth 6.4 billion pesos, except for the token arrest and detention of a poor bodeguero.

Duterte leads and orchestrates his political followers, military, police and paramilitary agents, electronic broadcasters and troll armies in using abusive and violent language against his critics and opponents to create a climate of mass intimidation.

The guerrillas accused the government of holding the talks hostage as Duterte consolidated his power amid increasing opposition to his administration that has overseen police-sanctioned killings in the name of a brutal anti-drugs campaign.

Sison earlier told ABS-CBN News he was optimistic he could visit Manila within the year depending on the outcome of negotiations on substantive portions of the peace talks.