Church Leaders In Philippines Condemn Bloody War On Drugs

The head of the Philippine Catholic Church strictly criticized the government 's claim that it is a "humanitarian concern" claiming to murder drug - related criminal suspects in an extraordinary way and can not be ignored.

In the past 14 months, the police killed about 3,200 people who were involved in suspected armed resistance. Another 2,000 people died of drug-related killings - in many cases human rights groups say that they are camouflaged or hired batters, with a masked gunman who got on a motorcycle. According to Reuters, during the day last week, Philippine police have killed 32 people on drug attacks.

Cardinal Manila Cardinal Louis Tegler said: "We killed the conscience of people who killed even the helpless people, especially the people who covered their faces, so as not to waste their lives." "The illegal drug problem is It should not be resolved. "Because of political or criminal matters this is a humanitarian problem that affects us all. "

Tagle was supported by Socrates Virgil Archbishop. And he said that on Sunday the church bells will ring every night for the next 3 months to light more understanding of Rodrigo 's crackdown on President Duterte crackdown.

According to the Associated Press, Vergas said in a statement issued on Sunday at the church in Pangasinan State: "The bell is ringing to stop approving the murder." "This country is ringing In return, the murdered people were held responsible, the bodies could no longer keep the accusations of their counterattacks. "

The church initially kept silent about the anti-drug campaign, but over the past few months the church enhanced its ability to appeal to its end.

Duterte's campaign, which caused international criticism, was highly appreciated by President Trump who praised Philippine leader's "incredible work on drug problems" with phone leaks.

Duterte compared his suppression in the Philippines with the Holocaust, saying he wanted to treat drug addicts like Nazi Germany by dealing with Jews.

Duterte's "drug war" and his authoritarian ambition are not without critics - for example the Philippine Catholic Church condemns extrajudicial killings. However, at the moment, Duterte's strict policy is backed by the vast majority of the Philippines. The president received a high level of 80% public opinion poll conducted in December 2017 - this is a much higher rating than any of the first three presidents. So far, the deteriorating human rights situation in the Philippines has played a small role in delaying economic growth. The Philippine economy is booming, in fact, in recent years, except for China and Vietnam, it grows more rapidly than other Asian countries. Domestic GDP grew by 7% in 2017, and it is expected to continue growing in 2018 and 2019 at an annual rate of 6%.

Duterte has expressed his opposition to divorce in the past. However, as far as the church is accusing him of drug warfare, he is also a furious and foolish critic against the Catholic Church and has deprived more than 12,000 lives for nearly two years.

Intelligence authorities wrote an unpublished 26 page report on drug warfare to organize a campaign against Duterte. The report entitled "Extrajudicial killing sponsored by France" details the alleged methods, planners and perpetrators of the campaign. This document is shared with the leaders of the Philippine Catholic Church and the Government-funded Human Rights Committee. Reuters could not confirm some claims to individuals in the press; therefore, news agencies will not publish complete documents. However, many of its findings support and expand earlier investigations into drug warfare and independent human rights monitoring by Reuters. (To see the cover page of the report, please click the link: tmsnrt.rs/2o8U73N)