Duterte’s 4th SONA: Three Years of State Terrorism, Deteriorating Human Rights Situation, and Gross Impunity

“The Duterte government is deliberately fueling
fears and paranoia, spewing dangerous and oftentimes unfounded claims on
criminality and terrorism. The three years of this government is anchored on
bloated statistics and disinformation meant to justify widespread repression
and unnecessary brutality directed towards the poor, the oppressed, and the
critical. There is no transparency amid the wholesale abuse of power,
corruption, and human rights violations.

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