Drilon: Plan to quit IPU shows persecution of critical lawmakers
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The plan of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) implies that critical lawmakers are indeed «being persecuted» under the Duterte administration, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said inDrilon: Plan to quit IPU shows persecution of critical lawmakers
The plan of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) implies that critical lawmakers are indeed «being persecuted» under the Duterte administration, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said in a statement issued on Monday. READ:Arroyo to push PH withdrawal from IPU «Arroyo's proposal is despairing, defeatist and will be seen by the world as a tacit admission that indeed critical lawmakers are being persecuted under the Duterte administration,» Drilon said. The IPU is a group of foreign parliamentarians committed to promoting democracy, equality, human rights and peace through political dialogue and concrete action. READ: IN T...Keep on reading: Drilon: Plan to quit IPU shows persecution of critical lawmakers Read more