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Lack of public outrage emboldens Duterte to float writ suspension

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS TWO things came to our mind when we read about President Duterte’s threat of suspending the writ of habeas corpus if lawlessness in Mindanao worsens. Number one, his “Kill, Kill” strategy in eradicating the illegal drug problem is not solving the problem despite 4,000 killed. Number two, the public has been

Lack of public outrage emboldens Duterte to float  writ suspension