DAVAO CITY —The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) compared President Rodrigo Duterte to former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos for ordering the arrest of his fiercest critic, the former mutineer-turned-senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a statement posted on its website, the CPP also said Duterte was only fomenting “further division and dissent” among key military and police officials,” in ordering Trillanes’s arrest. “He abused his power and trampled on the legal processes of his own government,” the CPP said. ADVERTISEMENT“His assault against Trillanes satisfies his desire for vengeance, as well as that of Gloria Arroyo’s. “Duterte’s order to imprison Trillanes has further emboldened his rival politicians to oppose his tyranny and has further isolated himself from the Filipino people,” the statement said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 09, 2018 12:22 UTC