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Re: ‘False prophet’: Duterte, the Catholic Church
Duterte threatens to kill his own son for drug trafficking...
Rodrigo Duterte says he would 'kill son' for drug trafficking
Sept. 21, 2017 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addressed allegations his son was a gang member who facilitated the smuggling of methamphetamines into the country on Wednesday.
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Duterte, whose war against drugs has earned him the nickname "The Punisher," said he would order police to kill his son Paolo should the 42-year-old politician be convicted of drug trafficking, Philippine news service ABS-CBN reported. "I told Pulong, 'My order is to kill you if you are caught...And I will protect the police who will kill you,'" Duterte said at an awards ceremony for "outstanding government workers" at the presidential Malacañang Palace in Manila. "I said before, if I have a child into drugs, you just kill them so no one can say anything," the Philippine leader added, according to local news service Rappler.
Earlier in September, Paolo Duterte appeared before Philippine lawmakers, where he faced charges, made by an opposition party politician, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, that he was a Chinese triad gang member. The younger Duterte was accused of smuggling methamphetamines from China. The allegations came from a customs "fixer," Mark Taguba, who said he arranged for the shipment and was bribed to allow the drugs to enter the Philippines.

Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte, takes his oath during a Senate inquiry in Pasay City, south Manila, Philippines, on Sept. 7. The Philippine politician faces charges of drug trafficking.
Trillanes had said Paolo Duterte facilitated the smuggling of $350 million worth of drugs into Manila port. Rodrigo Duterte had initially denounced the allegations against his son and called the evidence against Paolo "trash." During Duterte's term in office, more than 3,800 people have been killed in an anti-drug crackdown that rights groups including Amnesty International has described as "unlawful."
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Thousands in Philippines gather to protest Duterte, martial law
Sept. 21, 2017 -- Thousands engaged in protests throughout the Philippines on Thursday for the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos.
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About 5,000 protesters dressed in black shirts gathered on one side of the Mendiola Peace Arch: "" target="_blank"} in Manilla shouting "never again to martial law!" across from hundreds of people in green and orange shirts chanted to show support for current President Rodrigo Duterte, Rappler reported. Duterte signed Proclamation Number 319, declaring Thursday a national day of protest and canceling government work and classes in public schools.
The move was praised by Duterte's supporters as an opportunity to exercise their freedom of expression, while his detractors said the declaration was an opportunity to belittle protests against him and his regime. "That's a big joke. He is the subject of the protest. He cannot declare a day of protest against himself. It is an effort to belittle the protest," Teddy Casino, a former member of the House of Representatives, told Rappler.

Filipino protestors shout slogans during a protest rally at a park in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday, which President Rodrigo Duterte declared a national day of protest on the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President Ferdinand Marcos.
Human rights lawyer Democrito Barcenas, who was detained during martial law, challenged the nation to not repeat past mistakes that led to the country's martial law, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported. "Signs of martial law have reemerged," Barcenas said. "Although it's not been formally declared, we can feel it." Duterte has earned the nickname "The Punisher" as a result of his war against drugs that has seen at least 3,800 people killed.
On Wednesday Duterte said he would order police to kill his son Paolo, 42, if he was convinced of trafficking methamphetamines into the country. "In the time of Marcos, people were killed because they were suspected as communists," Barcenas said. "Now, people are killed because they are suspected as drug personalities. All of them are persecuted and killed without any due process. That's why the people must be vigilant and unit against the looming dictatorship."
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...&utm_medium=10
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