ICYMI: 'After exploiting the Philippines for more than 300 years, how dare you lecture [us] about human rights?' Dela Rosa said.
“Bakit naman pati yung pag pa-file ng resolution ng isang senador kukuwestyunin pa niya? That’s too much of tinkering with our internal affairs. Who is he to question that move by Sen. Jinggoy?” Dela Rosa said when he spoke to reporters later.And while not asking for any apology, he reminded how the country was colonized, ruled over, and exploited by Spaniards for more than 300 years.
He said he already explained to EU lawmakers why they had to launch the war on drugs during Duterte’s time, noting how the country was close to becoming a narco state.And while insisting that many of the reported 6,000 drug war deaths were killed in legitimate operations, Dela Rosa also recognized some abuses committed by erring policemen.before the ICC for crimes against humanity in connection with the thousands of people killed in their drug war.
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