MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' top diplomat cried foul after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) aired a documentary about President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown against illegal drugs. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano accused BBC of producing an "anti-Duterte propaganda, more worthy of tabloid journalism and gossip." Roque challenges BBC on Alston reportPresidential spokesperson Harry Roque had earlier challenged BBC to produce a report on Duterte's supposed links to the Davao Death Squad. “I also mentioned in the BBC that what the Philip Alston report said were administrative lapses and it’s there. In the same report, Alston noted he "is not aware of a single conviction for a death squad killing in Davao.

Source: Philippine Star October 03, 2018 04:09 UTC