MANILA – Malacañang criticized the “baseless” report of the United States Department of State on the current human rights situation in the Philippines, calling them “old and recycled” accusations leveled against the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The US received “credible” information on alleged human rights breaches conducted by Philippine security forces, according to the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices issued Tuesday.
Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, said in a press statement that the report only showed the weakness of the US’s intelligence gathering.
“We consider the reports utterly devoid of bases,” Andanar said. “The United States has once again displayed how (infirm) its intelligence gathering is with its recent claim of ‘credible’ reports of human rights violations by the Philippine government in its State Department’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.”
“If at all, the reports are nothing but a rehash of old and recycled issues by the perennial detractors of the Duterte administration,” he added.
The US State Department reported the “numerous” human rights abuses committed “by and on behalf of the (Philippine) government and non-state actors.”
Unlawful or arbitrary killings, reports of forced disappearances, torture, harsh and life-threatening prison conditions, and arbitrary detention are among the reported “significant” human rights violations in the country.
Andanar insisted that the accusations charged against the Duterte administration, including alleged violations of law enforcement officers in the campaign against illegal narcotics, have all been addressed before.
He asked the US State Department to work with the Philippine government to verify the purported human rights violations in the country.
“We strongly suggest that the United States State Department validate reports that reach their office, triangulate the same with all other open and institutional sources, and put to work its political officers in the US embassy in the Philippines who can then properly verify the same with the Philippine government. Engaged verification is key in all this,” he said.
In a separate statement issued on Friday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had a similar reaction as he questioned the report and challenged the US State Department to provide details for the Commission on Human Rights to verify.
“If proven accurate, the perpetrators will be punished. Absent these data, the accusations are nothing but innuendos and witch hunt. At worst, the State Department has become a gullible victim of black propaganda,” he posted on Facebook.
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