MANILA — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales was only “amused by so much ado about something she did not say.”This was in response to President Duterte’s challenge for her to point to a law barring him from threatening to kill criminals. In a terse statement on Monday, the Office of the Ombudsman saw the need to correct his misimpression on Morales’ view of his threats. ADVERTISEMENT“She did not say anything about any law against threatening criminals. The president should review what she said first,” the Ombudsman said. Although Morales’ remarks this time were scathing, she acknowledged during the Meet the Inquirer Multimedia forum in December that “it’s not illegal to say I will kill you.” SFM

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 17, 2017 12:11 UTC