PRESS RELEASE
August 18, 2016
President
Duterte's tirades against Sen Leila De Lima were unbecoming and
uncalled for. Instead of boldly facing criticism, raising the level of
discourse, and arguing on the basis of policy, he resorted to putrid and
vitriolic language against Senator De Lima's personality.
If
this is about her call for an inquiry into alleged extrajudicial
killings committed under the President's war against illegal drugs, we
remind the president, using his own words in the campaign trail, that if
one has nothing to hide, one has nothing to fear. In the same way that
President Duterte fulfills his duty to the Filipino people, Senator De
Lima is faithfully doing hers.
Being
popular does not give anyone the excuse, much less the right, to
intentionally inflict personal harm upon others. No one can ever be
right in doing something that is inherently wrong, not even the
President.
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