News Roundup 06 January 2020
Jan 06, 2020 • 2 min Read
After Robredo calls drug war a ‘massive failure,’ Amnesty pushes for an overhaul | INQUIRER.NET –Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday renewed the call for a change in the government’s anti-drug strategy after Vice President Leni Robredo publicized her findings during her short stint as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs. “Vice President Robredo gave a damning insider account of the government’s murderous approach to the drug problem,” Joanne Mariner, Amnesty International’s Research Director for Southeast Asia, said in a statement. “This is yet more proof that the Duterte administration should address the problem through drug rehabilitation programs rooted in communities – not through a brutal policy of extrajudicial killings,” she added.
Robredo points out ‘inconsistent’ government data on ‘drug war’ | PHILSTAR.COM – Revealing her recommendations on the campaign against illegal drugs, Vice President Leni Robredo criticized the government’s inconsistent data on the campaign. Robredo pointed out the inconsistencies on the numbers provided by agencies under the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs during following her 18-day stint as anti-drug czar. “Kung kalat ang datos, kalat ang kampanya (If the data is a mess, the campaign will be a mess),” Robredo said in a televised press briefing Monday.
Ultra Lotto 6/58 to reach P107M jackpot — PCSO | Manila Bulletin – The Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot is expected to hit P107 million next draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Monday. Last Sunday night draw, 17 bettors came close to winning the P102.9-million jackpot, as they fell a digit short from winning the whopping jackpot. Its winning combination was 24-19-40-53-09-07. Each of the 17 bettors will get P57, 580 consolation prize, the PCSO said.
De Lima hailed as 2019 ‘Shero’ | The Manila Times – Sen. Leila de Lima was named as one of the “Sheroes of 2019” or Women Heroes by the Canada-based RINJ Foundation for being the “Voice of Reason.” The senator was chosen as for opposing the “vicious” policies of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs and for “championing the cause of safety for women and children.” It was the fourth time that she received the award.
