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No EJK, just loose lips

Three key findings of the Senate committee on
justice and human rights in its report on the
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Spin gets out of hand

The yellow Liberal Party (LP) has taken to new
heights the spin being done on the Palace
orde
The art of rants
Alittle Rody rant goes a long way as recent
events had proven.If profanity is an art, Rody
wo
Lenis folly
ACabinet post is built on trust from the
President and it follows that those who occupy
it se
Off to a good start
It was a brief phone call that lasted only not
more than eight minutes but that chat between

Travails of a Rock
Rody, in coming to the rescue of his top aide
Bong Go, saved the day for Go and Philippine
Na
The trouble of thinking too lo

Three key findings of the Senate committee on justice and human rights in its report on the

Rodys bane, human rights groups and the

State Department of the United States, gave
notice t

extrajudicial killing (EJK) allegations that there are no state-sponsored summary killings; that
the Davao Death Squad was an urban legend; and that there is an urgent need for reforms in
law enforcement and criminal justice system to stop killings with impunity deflated the

Pain and gain

The economic managers of Rody have lined
up some tough fiscal measures that they
reckon would

allegations that Rody is into mass murder of crime suspects.

On the same day that the report was released, Rody was again on a roll in a speaking
engagement before urban poor residents in Mandaluyong City going into an extended

Rody unravels
A slow but noticeable shift on the global view
of Rody seems to be emerging, which is
somethi

thinking out loud moment where he said he will not allow members of the Criminal
Investigation and Detection Group Region 8 led by Supt. Marvin Marcos to go to jail and that
the police team acted on his order that resulted in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Ronaldo

Trying period for Rody

There are some impish comments about the
Maute group raising the flag of the Islamic
State in

Espinosa Sr.
Last Monday, the National Bureau of Investigation released its findings that the death of

History via yellow lenses

There were allegations and there is history with

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Espinosa was the result of a rubout and not a shootout while it recommended multiple murder
charges on the police operatives.
Rodys half admission was consistent with his vow since the campaign period in the
presidential polls that he will cover the back of the police force and the armed forces in the
conduct of the war on drugs.
His bitter foes who are led by the yellows who pull the strings for Senators Leila de Lima and
Antonio Trillanes IV, expectedly seized at Rodys statements and said that it was an
admission of masterminding Espinosas murder.
Trillanes called the report garbage which was expected since he and de Lima wanted to use
the proceedings to unload their ammunition against Rody similar to past smear jobs on which
Trillanes has sharpened his skills.
Gordon who replaced de Lima as chairman of the Senate panel said the main goal of both
senators was to tag Duterte in the EJKs and the alleged operation of the Davao Death Squad
(DDS).
He pointed out that Trillanes who is not a lawyer did not understand the need to prove
allegations which was what both failed to do in the charges they hurled at Rody.
Gordon said Trillanes was into making noises because what he wanted did not come out in
the committee report.
The report indeed included recommendations for the Senate to sanction both senators for
bad behavior during the hearings.
The report cited the histrionics that de Lima resorted to when her witness against Duterte,
Edgar Matobato, was grilled and proven to be spewing out lies.
The report also cited Trillanes decision to allow Matobato to leave the Senate premises
without waiting for the committee hearings to finish and de Limas material concealment
regarding the kidnapping case filed against the confessed hitman.
Matobato claimed that he used to be a member of the DDS which allegedly had the
blessings of Duterte during his term as Davao City mayor.
The report said that Trillanes and de Lima invited members of the Davao City police force to
inquire on the DDS during the probe but the answers given by the witnesses from the Davao
City police did not prove the existence of the DDS.
Instead, the report said that it found Matobatos testimonies were full of inconsistencies and
contradictions.
On the EJK allegations, the report noted that the number of deaths being linked to Rodys war
on drugs was overblown.
For the years 2010 to 2016 under the Aquino administration, there were 85,878 recorded
killings with an average 14,313 killings per year, 1,913 killings per month or 40 killings per
day, the report said quoting figures provided by the Philippine National Police (PNP).
In contrast, from July to the early part of October under Rody, the PNP tallied 4,248 killings or
an average of 1,416 killings per month or 47 killings per day.
The report, however, ended with a caveat on Duterte: Loose lips sink ships.
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Off to a good start
Travails of a Rock
The trouble of thinking too loud

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maniwala lamng tyo sa pangulo!

anne

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:42

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maniwala lamng tyo sa pangulo!

anne

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:39

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hindi rin nman nyo mapapa tunayani na may ejk nga tlaga dito sa bansa natin
ferd

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:33

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suportahan na lang nating ang ating pdu30

liem

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:21

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walng ejk dito sa bansa kaya dapt tigilan na ang pangulo!

tina

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:21

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meron nman tlagang kinalaman ito si dutae sa ejk

nem

Friday, 09 December 2016 04:10

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mag sawa kayo sa kadakdak ala tlaga gnyan dito eh

nad

Friday, 09 December 2016 03:50

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wala naman na kwenta ang dugong na yan dapt jan patalsikin nalang!
tin

Friday, 09 December 2016 03:37

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respetuhi na lang natin ang pdu30

shane

Friday, 09 December 2016 03:37

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wala naman na kwenta ang dugong na yan dapt jan patalsikin nalang!
tin

Friday, 09 December 2016 03:31

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