It is more fun criticizing
Rizal Philippines
August 23, 2016
The Senators who questioned the various parties involved in EJ killing were more appreciative and more sympathetic to PNP efforts to curb drugs. Sen Gringo Honasan, Ralph Recto and Win Gatchalian asked questions that were friendlier to PNP and Chief Bato de la Rosa. Chair Person Leila de Lima noted that the proceedings for the day were diverted from the drug related killing.
Sen de Lima in an unusual manner and out of order as Chairman asked leading questions and explained issues to the CHR head. regarding AO35; ie that the focus of the said AO was the killing of activists journalists and course oriented groups, hence the omission of drug killing from the list. However it was an attempt to negate Cayetano arguments in labeling deaths from vigilante groups and in police encounters were Extra Judicial Killings, and thus the hearing was merely a ploy to embarrass PNP, DU30.
The AO was clear that killings that are related to other criminals or perpetrators of other crimes would be addressed differently (thus the killings that are drug related are also classified as EJ killings? as if the former Sec was not very intelligent person and very methodical lawyer?)
In what appears to be scripted Q and A, the good senator tried to defend her position and thesis in holding this hearing.
That UN would intervene in case PHL do not act on this, and place PHL under its jurisdiction is uncalled for supposition. Its an infringement on the sovereignty of the Philipines indeed as it deals with criminality. Did UN intervene in the deaths in Colombia and Mexico that were drug related?
We should sympathize and support the Police and its chief Bato de la Rosa in this campaign, who admitted hirap na hirap na sila in the perforamnce of their duty and this negative reaction from top govt officials. But many people at the grassroot expressed their gratitude that soon drugs and criminality will be over.
Tama na mga hearing that look like lobbying by drug lords
