KAWIT, Cavite, Philippines — President Duterte yesterday cited the need to liberate the Philippines from social ills like illegal drugs, corruption and crime. “This time, we face the modern challenges of poverty, corruption, environmental degradation, terrorism, criminality and illegal drugs,” he said. That’s our capital.”He lamented that some people are destroying lives “in the name of the altar of greed.”“And then you will cite human rights? That’s the numbers?” he said, referring to allegations that his war on drugs violates human rights and encourages extrajudicial killings. “The Filipinos I know are the Filipinos who stand firm to fight for the country’s freedom,” she said.

Source: Philippine Star June 12, 2018 15:33 UTC