MANILA, Philippines —The government should consider the latest annual European Union Report on human rights as an “eye opener” and not criticism, special envoy to the EU Edgardo Angara said. Angara, a former senator, said President Rodrigo Duterte should not be offended by the EU Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World. They should catch them, prosecute and rehabilitate,’” the special envoy to the EU said. The government has disputed media reports and those made by independent human rights monitors, saying these are bloated to make the administration look bad. Malacañang on Tuesday described the EU report as “a rehash of criticisms” that were supposedly hurled by defeated political parties considering the period covered by the report.

Source: Philippine Star October 26, 2017 02:15 UTC