US lawmakers want answers from the State Department, flagging several events under the Duterte administration that show a 'pattern' of rights violations and 'systematic assault' against the press. | via sofiatomacruz READ:
In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, US senators raised concerns over the escalation of crackdown on media, critics, and activists in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, citing the shutdown of media giant ABS-CBN and the recent guilty verdict of Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa.
The American lawmakers said that while the Philippines was an important ally of the US, abuses should not go unchallenged. The lawmakers pressed the State Department to clarify Washington’s Philippine policy.
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