The Standard - 2016 April 19 - Tuesday

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VOL. XXX NO. 66 3 Sections 32 Pages P18 TUESDAY : APRIL 19, 2016 www.thestandard.com.ph editorial@thestandard.com.ph

Chinese land plane on disputed island

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‘VULGAR’ DIGONG TAUNTS CRITICS

‘Women, Church can vote for other bets’ By Christine F. Herrera

PRESIDENTIAL candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Monday taunted women’s groups, his opponents, and religious leaders outraged by his remarks about the 1989 rape and murder of an Australian missionary, and said he would not back out of the race because his campaign donors had already spent a lot.

Unrepentant. In this photo taken on March 2, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte speaks to reporters during a campaign sortie in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Duterte has admitted that he used ‘gutter language’ in recounting the rape and killing of an Australian missionary in 1989 during a speech last week. AFP

Mar denies Cotabato bribery attempt

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“For the life of me, I can lose the elections today. I will not die if I don’t get elected president. However, I cannot just withdraw because many donors have started giving their contributions since my ratings started going up,” said Duterte, who has topped the latest opinion polls. Expressing no remorse Monday, Duterte dared his critics—particularly the militant women’s group Gabriela—not to vote for him. “Tell Gabriela, as a matter of principle, son of a bitch, you want me to remember to be courteous all the time? Do not control my mouth, Gabriela. This is my mouth. It is God-given. That’s gutter language because I grew up in a poor neighborhood. Ang bunganga ko bastos. Lumaki ako sa neighborhood na bastos, (My mouth is vulgar. I grew up in a vulgar neighborhood.)” Duterte said. Continuing his tirade, Duterte said: “Gabriela, if it will make you happy if I lose because of this. Well, let me get ahead of you, Gabriela. Do not vote for me.” Next page

Rights group brings Kidapawan case to UN By Christine F. Herrera and Florante S. Solmerin A HUMAN rights group on Monday filed a complaint against the government before the United Nations, asking it to investigate atrocities against protesting farmers in Kidapawan City, who were shot, beaten and arrested by police on April 1.

In bringing the case to the UN Human Rights Council, the group Karapatan cited the killing, illegal arrest and detention, and other rights violations against the farmers during and after the April 1 dispersal of their protest in Kidapawan, North Cotabato. The group sought an investigation through Maina Kai, special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful as-

sembly and of association; Michel Forst, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; and Seong-Phil Hong, chair-rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Karapatan also submitted the full report of the National Fact-finding and Humanitarian Mission organized by Karapatan, Kilusang Magbubukid ng

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