VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says 2-3 cops killed daily in war on drugs
The president's numbers run counter to "Real Numbers PH," the official figures on the war on drugs released by PDEA.
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Outrage at Kian’s wake: Lawmakers, rights activists denounce Duterte’s war on drugs
Supporters and critics of President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs have joined the chorus of condemnation over the killing of 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos and called for an investigation of police abuse.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says he never ordered the police to kill anyone, backpedals less than a minute later
Duterte: "I never said, 'I will order the police to kill you.'"
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sabi ni Duterte hindi niya iniutusan ang kapulisan na patayin ang sinuman; wala pang isang minuto biglang bawi
Dalawampu't siyam na minuto at 58 segundo sa kanyang speech o wala pang isang minuto, binago ni Duterte ang direksyon
VERA FILES YEARENDER: Duterte’s curses and insults
It's no longer shocking as it was months before when news of President Rodrigo Duterte taking a swipe at yet another world leader breaks out.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Is Aguirre correct in saying CHR should file cases against erring policemen?
Is Aguirre correct in saying CHR should file cases against erring policemen?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: When did the anti-drugs campaign under Duterte officially begin?
It was only two months after he assumed the presidency that police started their “legitimate” operations against illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte said.
War on drugs: What the numbers show
A HUNDRED days into his presidency, Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal “war on drugs” has chalked up an official tally of 3,652 deaths.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Shabu use not limited to poor — DDB survey
A NATIONWIDE survey released recently by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has found that President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that methamphetamine or “shabu” use being confined to the poor has no statistical basis. STATEMENT: Amid criticisms that only the poor are targeted by the government’s anti-drug war, Duterte told reporters on Aug. 24 during a press conference
IS THAT SO? Duterte’s age only a mitigating factor
AWARE of the possible repercussions his war on drugs might cause him, President Rodrigo Duterte uses the Revised Penal Code as his battle armor. In particular, he has cited his age — he’s 71 — as one ground for his release should he be arrested. “Wala akong pakialam diyan sa ano. Sabi ko [pauses) I have a
