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<b>MANILA, Philippines – Faced with a barrage of criticism for his administration's supposed support for extrajudicial killings, President Rodrigo Duterte took an extra step to prove he promotes due process in his drug war: he gave a lecture on rules of engagement.<br /><br />In the last part of his September 23 speech in front of police, Duterte walked away from his podium, turned his back on his audience, and used the wall to demonstrate the proper rules of engagement when arresting criminals.<br /><br />He seemed to be recalling his days as a lecturer on criminal law in Davao City. Duterte, a lawyer, has said he had started teaching to augment his salary as a prosecutor.<br /><br />His lecture, covered live by national media, focused on identifying situations in which police are allowed to use deadly force.<br /><br />Duterte said police can be held liable for deaths if they killed outside the performance of their duty or with malice. But in times when police have to defend themselves from violent resistance, the rules of engagement allow them to shoot.<br /><br /><i>"If they refuse to surrender, and fight back, and they present a violent resistance, and if you think that life, your life as an arresting officer, is in danger, shoot them dead. Period. That is the order until now," said Duterte.</i><br /><br />Duterte advised police to “just remember the guidelines,” including the rule that any “overt” action by criminals ordered to surrender is a go-signal for them to shoot.<br /><br /><i>“Pagsabi taas ang kamay, tapos magbaba ang kamay mo, kung saang bulsa, maski na kamot ka ng itlog mo kay makati, ah putang ina, patay ka,” said the President.</i><br /><br />(When you’re ordered to raise your hands in surrender, but you put down your hands in your pocket, even if you just wanted to scratch your itchy balls, son of a bitch, you’re dead.)<br /><br /><i>'Silencing stage'</i><br /><br />His lecture was preceded by a tirade against his critics, including the United Nations and the European Parliament, for supposedly assuming extrajudicial killings are government-sanctioned.<br /><br /><i>"‘Di pa nga nila alam kung sino'ng nagpapatayan (They don't even know who is killing whom), why do [they] attribute all the killings in Manila to the police and me when as a matter of fact, [they] know that there were gangsters, including police generals?" said an outraged Duterte.</i><br /><br />The President said it would be "stupid" to think law enforcers would take the time to write labels on their victims or wrap them in tape, something vigilantes have been known to do.<br /><br />He stuck to his previous line that criminals, not law enforcers, are behind the killings. These criminals are likely motivated by the need to silence their cohorts given the government's aggressive crackdown on their operations, Duterte claimed.<br /><br /><i>"Did it ever occur to you that there was also a silencing stage for them? Mostly sila-sila lang, pero ang patay, 'tinatapon nila kay Bato, sa akin, sa pulis," said Duterte. (They're killing among themselves, but all the dead are blamed on Bato, me, the police.)</i><br /><br />He was referring to Philippine National Police chief Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the second most visible figure at the helm of the drug war, apart from the President himself.<br /><br />In previous speeches, Duterte emphasized his condition to police that they only kill when criminals pose a threat to their lives or resist violently.<br /><br />But there are also instances when Duterte leaves out this condition and focuses on his message to kill criminals. In one speech, the President even said he would award with a promotion those who "massacre" criminals.<br /><br /><br />Dela Rosa himself encouraged people to burn down the houses of drug lords. He later on apologized for this statement.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SOURCE: <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/147148-duterte-lectures-rules-engagement-drug-war?utm_content=bufferdfadf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">RAPPLER</a></b><div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte says he'll promote peace by talking to the NDF, MILF, MNLF, and other groups</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">NEW YEAR'S EVE. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte greeted by New People's Army rebels in Agusan del Norte on December 31, 2015. Photo by Editha Z. Caduaya/Rappler</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Duterte made this promise as he spoke to hundreds of residents of Barangay Durian in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte, after the New People's Army released abducted soldier Corporal Adriano Bingil on New Year's Eve.</span></div>
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The tough-talking mayor said his peace and order agenda involves discussions with different groups, such as the Communist Party of the Philippines' National Democratic Front (NDF), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), indigenous peoples, and groups who have been victims of injustice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I will go into inclusive talks with all – NPA, CPP, NDF, and I would talk to the MNLF, MILF," he said. "You cannot promote peace in this country by remaining divisive in your dimensions about the struggles of life. Alam mo, pag sulo ka gihapon, nag aligotgot (you know, when you culture anger and hatred in you), how can you build a nation? Because peace must be inclusive, it must involve everybody, maskin kinsa ang presidente (whoever the president is)."<br />
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Duterte also reiterated his pledge to stop corruption, illegal drugs, and criminality.<br />
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"Ako wala ko'y kuan sa criminals, ug sa druga wala jud to ana." (I don't want drugs and criminals, I don't.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Duterte, tagged as the country's "Punisher" and "Dirty Harry," has been criticized by human rights activists for his iron-fist approach to criminality.<br /><br />In his latest political advertisement released in December 2015, the presidential candidate had this message for drug traffickers, corrupt officials, and other criminals:“Kung ayaw ninyong huminto at patuloy pa rin ang karahasan, ito na ang huli ninyongMerry Christmas.” (If you will not stop and the violence continues, this will be your last Merry Christmas.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">The ASEAN Charter says that 'the Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate annually, based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States'</span></h2>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">MANILA, Philippines – "</span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">Nagmura. Hinusgahan. Naging ASEAN Summit Chairman </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">(He cursed. He was judged. Then he became ASAN Summit Chairman)."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">"</span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">Habang ang ibang Pilipino ay minamaliit siya... ang mga lider ng iba't ibang bansa ay humahanga naman sa kanya at hinirang pa siya bilang chairman ng ASEAN 2017</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">(While other Filipinos belittle him...leaders of different countries admire him and even made him chairman of ASEAN 2017)."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />On YouTube, a video also proudly proclaimed: "Nasungkit ni President Duterte ang ASEAN chairmanship (President Duterte has clinched the ASEAN chairmanship)...We are proud to (sic) you."<br /><br /><br />(Watch the Duterte supporters' YouTube video below)<br /><br /><br />Posts with these words went viral after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on September 8,accepted the Philippine chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2017.<br /><br /><br />Did Duterte "win" the ASEAN chairmanship as some of his supporters claim?<br /><br /><br />No, based on the ASEAN Charter.<br /><br /><br />Chapter X, Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter states: "The Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate annually, based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States."<br /><br /><br />The Philippines received the ASEAN chairmanship from Laos, the host of the ASEAN Summit this year.</span><div class="p1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 8px;">
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<b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">INCOMING CHAIRMAN. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes a bow in Vientiane, Laos, after accepting Philippines' ASEAN in 2017. Photo by King Rodriguez/PPD</span></i></b></h3>
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<b><i></i></b>The Phillippines has chaired ASEAN thrice over the past 40 years, according to the regional bloc's website:<ul class="ul1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12.5px; margin-top: 0px;">
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Duterte said when he accepted the ASEAN chairmanship on September 8, "The Philippines is ready and willing to steer and guide the association."</blockquote>
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<b><i>RARE INSTANCE. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wears a suit on the second day of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on September 7, 2016. Ye Aung Thu/AFP</i></b></div>
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VIENTIANE, Laos – On the first day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wore the traditional Philippine barong.</div>
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Duterte’s outfit on Tuesday, September 6, drew a mix of reactions.</div>
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Some said Duterte makes Filipinos proud by wearing the barong, while others said Duterte should do as the other male leaders did – wear a coat and tie in this regional summit.</div>
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On the second day of the ASEAN Summit, Duterte did just that.</div>
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Duterte wore a suit on the second day of the ASEAN Summit on Wednesday, September 7.</div>
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It was a rare instance, because in the Philippines, Duterte is often seen wearing checkered or barong shirts, with rolled up sleeves.<br />
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<b style="color: #737372; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><i>BARONG TIME. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) holds hands with business leaders during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business and Investment Summit in Vientiane on September 6, 2016. Noel Celis/AFP</i></b></div>
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HelIen de la Vega, assistant secretary for the Office of ASEAN Affairs of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, earlier explained the required attire in the ASEAN Summit.</div>
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In a briefing for Filipino reporters in Manila, De La Vega said: "I've told him that the attire is lounge suit or national dress. Definitely, there’s no problem for him to wear barong."</div>
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The ASEAN Summit is Duterte’s first international meeting as president. </div>
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