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Reluctantstatesman
Rodyinhisspeecheswouldtelleverybody

No big surprise thatFilipinoselectedhimtobepresidentand

nota

WrittenbyTribuneEditorial Thursday,27April201700:00 fontsize Print 3comments AtestonAseansclout

TensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaescalating
afterNorthKoreatestfiredaballisticmissi

Cooperationbringsprosperity
Rodysdecisiontoputinthebackburnerthe
SouthChinaSeadisputeintheAssociationof
S

Loosemarbledidea
TheongoingAssociationofSoutheastAsian
Nations(Asean)Summitofferspromiseforthe
crea

NYTsslipkeepsshowing
ThecircleofRodysopponentsagainresorted
tofeedingoneachothersregurgitatedfake
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Acasemeanttogonowherewaspressed
againstRodyMonday,meantmoreto
generatemaximummi

LeniundercutsRody
VPLeniappearsintentongettingthegoatof
RodyassheadoptedtheEuropeanUnion
AcasemeanttogonowherewaspressedagainstRodyMonday,meantmoretogenerate (EU)dem

maximummileageasManilahostsacrucialAseanmeetingthisweekthatmeantseveral ChinaRPgainscounted
IntheeightmonthsthatRodyhasbeenin
foreignmedialurkingaroundhungryforanytypeofnewsstories. power,therelationsbetweenthePhilippines
andChin
Sen.AntonioTrillanesIVpawnJudeSabiofinallyfiledthecaseagainstRodywiththe
InternationalCriminalCourt(ICC)forsupposedcrimesagainsthumanity. Goodwillshouldprevail
Chinahasbeentelegraphingoccasional
The77pagecomplaintsaidDuterterepeatedly,unchanginglyandcontinuouslycommitted messagestoRodythatwhiletieshave
improved,thesi
crimesagainsthumanityandthatunderhim,killingdrugsuspectsandothercriminalshas
becomebestpractice. Harboringadeviant
EnvironmentSecretaryGinaLopezmadesure
SabioallegedthatRodycommittedmassmurderthroughhiswarondrugs. thateverybodyknowsofherbeingan
iconoclastCa
SabioisEdgarMatobatoslawyer,oneofthetwocharactersclaimingtobeformerDavao
DeathSquad(DDS)hitmenthatTrillanesmaintainsinhisstable,theotherbeingformer Viciousnoisesturnedupanew
TheblitzkriegonRodyandhiswarondrugs
DavaoCitypolicechiefArturoLascaas.
comeinpairsasiftimedbyanorchestra

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Investigations,eventhoseheldbytheSenate,didnotfindevidencetosupportallegations
thatstatesponsoredextrajudicialkillingshadtakenplaceunderDutertespresidency,or Dutertenomicsgetsgoing
TherecentDutertenomicsforumwhich
whenhewasmayorofDavaoCity.
assessedtheeconomicpoliciesunderRody,
TheallegationscenteronDutertesbloodynationwidewarondrugsandhisanticrime cameupwith

campaignsinDavao. Rodyburstsintoworldstage
Incidentally,mostoftheallegationsinthecaseasmostofthereportslinkingRodyto TimedidnotexactlynameRody,atleastnot
yet,asthemostinfluentialindividualinthe
extrajudicialkillingsarebasedonthetestimonyofboth. w

ProofthatthepetitionbeforetheICCwasmerelydoneforviciousnoisewerethe
Peacefuelsfederalismtrain
personalitieswhoweresuedwithRodywhoareJusticeSecretaryVitalianoAguirre, Rodysattentionhasturnedtothecraftingofa
newconstitutionthatwillembodyhisultima
PhilippineNationalPolicechiefRonalddelaRosa,HouseSpeakerPantaleonAlvarez,former
InteriorSecretaryIsmaelSueno,NationalBureauofInvestigationDirectorDanteGierranand Asignificantoutturn
TherecentfoilingofanAbuSayyafraidina
SolicitorGeneralJoseCalidaandevenSen.RichardGordonforcomingoutwithaSenate Boholresortrepresentedamajorvictoryfor
the
reportthrowingoutthetestimonyofMatobato,sayingtheextrajudicialkillings(EJK)werenot
statesponsoredandforabruptlyendingtheSenateprobeonallegedextrajudicialkillings.
Sen.AlanPeterCayetanowasalsonamedforaidingandabettingthekillings.
ThesuitshouldhaveincludedBongGoorErnieAbellaforactingorspeakingindefenseof
Rodytomakeitacompletehoax.
Ofcourse,againhighlightedintheICCsuitwastheclaimthatalmost9,000peoplehave
beenkilledsinceDutertetookofficeandstartedthewarondrugs.
TheICCsjurisdictionovertheallegationsraisedinthecomplaintisatbestdoubtful.
PresidentialLegalCounselSalvadorPanelosaiditwasmoreofanattemptedslurbycritics
onhim.
SabiosaidhefiledthecomplaintwiththeICCsincetheallegationsraisedbyhumanrights
groups,usingthetrumpedupallegationsofMatobato,Lascaasandotheryellowstooges
werenotactedonbythegovernment.
Ofcourse,theresultsoftheinvestigationsconductedontheEJKallegationsonRodythatdid
notfittheiragendawascountedasgovernmentinaction.
Earlier,thesamegroupofTrillanesfiledanimpeachmentcaseagainstRodyusingthesame
lineofallegationswhichthePalacelabeledasattemptstodrumupviciousnoisesincethe
antiRodycrusadeislargelyheadingnowhere.
TheallegationsalmostconsistentlyassociatetheblusterofRodytokillcriminalshecanlay
hishandsonasaninstigationforEJK.
Rodyhadmaderepeatedcallsonthepublictokilldrugaddictsaspartofhisantidrug
campaign.Ifyouknowofanyaddicts,goaheadandkillthemyourselfasgettingtheir
parentstodoitwouldbetoopainful,astandardbravadoofRodywouldgowhichrights
groupssaidisanincitementtocommitmurder.
DespitetheunrelentingattacksagainstRody,surveysshowedthatthePresidentretains
recordhighpublictrustandapproval.
Theeffortsofhiscriticshavealwaysbeendirectedtowardaforeignaudiencetogenerate
outragetoinciteanICCtrial.
WhilethepatheticattemptsagainstRodyandhiswarondrugsarerampedup,itappearsthat
thereceivingendofpublicoutrageisnotRodybutthoseperceivedtobeinleaguewithhis
critics.

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DONOTFORGETTHATTHESEATTACKSBYTHENYTANDVARIOUSFOREIGN
GROUPSAGAINSTDU30ARECONTAINEDINTHESUPPOSEDPLOTWRITTENBY
GOLDBERG.REMEMBERTHEPLOT??ITWASHEADLINEANDTALKOFTHETOWN
EARLYON

renfuentes Thursday,27April201709:08 CommentLink

DONOTFORGETTHATTHESEATTACKSBYTHENYTANDVARIOUSFOREIGN
GROUPSAGAINSTDU30ARECONTAINEDINTHESUPPOSEDPLOTWRITTENBY
GOLDBERG.REMEMBERTHEPLOT??ITWASHEADLINEANDTALKOFTHETOWN
EARLYON

renfuentes Thursday,27April201709:08 CommentLink

TheinternationalattacksonDU30arehavingreactionhereinthePHanditisnotgoodfor
thehiscritics.Filipinosarerejectingtheinternational"noise"andmovingtosupportthe
Presidentevenmore.ItisturningouttobethePHagainstthepaidinternationalcritics.

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