US Sec. of State Nominee, Rex Tillerson tinanggihang tawagin ang Pilipinas na isang Human Rights Violator!

United States secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson has refused to call the Philippines a human rights violator despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war against drugs, saying he does not want to rely solely on media reports for his opinion. “I'm not going to rely solely on what I read in the newspapers. I will go to facts on the ground. I’m sure there’s good, credible information available through our various government agencies,” he said. Tillerson was also circumspect when Rubio asked him earlier during the hearing whether the Duterte administration’s approach was the “right way” to conduct an anti-drug campaign, saying the US government needs to remember its "long standing friendship" with the Philippines when dealing with its current leader.

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“I'm not going to rely solely on what I read in the newspapers. I will go to facts on the ground. I’m sure there’s good, credible information available through our various government agencies,” he said. Tillerson was also circumspect when Rubio asked him earlier during the hearing whether the Duterte administration’s approach was the “right way” to conduct an anti-drug campaign, saying the US government needs to remember its "long standing friendship" with the Philippines when dealing with its current leader.