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Honasan to CHR head: Don’t waste time debating human rights issues with Duterte

Senator Gringo Honasan has advised the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) “not to waste too much time” debating with President Rodrigo Duterte.

“I directly communicated this to chairman Gascon, and I will do this publicly again,” Honasan said, addressing Atty. Jomaher Asalan of CHR, during the hearing of the Senate committee on public order on Monday.

Gascon is CHR chairperson Jose Luis Manuel Gascon.

“Please request him not to waste too much time debating with the President on human rights issues,” the senator went on.

“Just focus on the job because we are already beaten in the international community. Now we’re having problems,” he added.

But Honasan quickly clarified that he was not stopping the CHR from raising the human rights issue, noting that it is also important.

“But your job is really to work together as a team and address the moral issue,” the senator stressed. /je

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