MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday lambasted US Senator Bernie Sanders, who accused the Duterte administration of committing "abhorrent" human rights abuses against workers. Sanders shared a statement by the International Trade Union Confederation condemning what it described as "a new wave of police repression of Philippine trade unionists" and called for global support on human rights. "I think it's a shameful attempt also on his (Sanders) part to provide information that he did not validate. Hence, the supposed 'government abuse' that Sanders and ITUC claim is already false," he added. "The Philippine government respects and is all for global human rights.

Source: Philippine Star November 17, 2019 10:30 UTC