Calling out Paolo Duterte — the eldest son of former president Rodrigo Duterte — for appearing to take exception with the grave threats case she filed against his father, Castro said that “we have to draw the line” at death threats broadcasted on national television.
“Death threats and red-tagging aired on television must be stopped because they endanger the lives of people. It is far different from criticisms and should not be tolerated because it fosters the state of impunity,” Castro said.
During the televised interview, which was also streamed in a now-deleted YouTube video, Duterte said: “Pero ang una mong target sa intelligence fund… ikaw France. Kayong mga komunista ang gusto kong patayin ” The Davao City lawmaker said: “As public servants, we all are under scrutiny by the Filipino people. If the former President has said something that threatened her, then maybe she should come out clean.”Castro said in a statement responding to the Davao City lawmaker.
House leaders eventually decided to reject the OVP’s request for the secret funds, choosing instead to reallocate their proposed budget for confidential and intelligence funds to agencies focused on defending the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines has no plans of acquiring more COVID bivalent vaccines as it was found to increase antibodies for old strains...
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