Sen. Francisco "Kiko" Pangilinan has clarified he was not completely agreeing with the Senate committee report saying there was no proof of government-sanctioned killings in connection with President Rodrigo Duterte's war against illegal drugs.
In a Facebook post, Pangilinan said it was "misleading" to say his signing the report, along with 10 other senators, meant he agreed with the full report, even as he stressed he dissented on some parts of the report.
"It appears that the 11 Senators who signed the committee report agree with its findings when in fact the affixed signature is followed by the words 'I dissent..' which is what I did," said Pangilinan.
"We also stated that we would be filing a separate opinion and in it we will be stating the basis of our dissent on key points," the lawmaker added.
The report was drafted by Senators Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson, chairmen of the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and public order and dangerous drugs, which jointly held a probe on extrajudicial killings and summary executions.
Apart from Pangilinan, the remaining eight senators who signed the report were Senators Gregorio Honasan II, Loren Legarda, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Nancy Binay, Manny Pacquiao, Alan Peter Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, and Vicente Sotto III.
Pangilinan noted he “will dissent/concur in part,” Cayetano said he has “reservations and amendments,” while Drilon said he signed “with reservation and will interpellate.”
Those who did not sign the report are Senator Leila de Lima, who called for the probe on extrajudicial killings, and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Trillanes earlier called the report “garbage” and Gordon a “Duterte collaborator.”
Senators Ralph Recto, Joseph Victor Ejercito, and Grace Poe also did not sign the report.
Poe was on official business, while Ejercito is currently serving a suspension order.
The executive summary of the report released Wednesday night said there was no proof of state-sponsored killings.
It noted however that there were “many thousands of killings with impunity” every year in the last two decades.
The report said the committee saw no evidence to prove the existence of the so-called Davao Death Squad despite witness Edgar Matobato’s testimony linking Duterte to killings in Davao City.
In a Facebook post, Pangilinan said it was "misleading" to say his signing the report, along with 10 other senators, meant he agreed with the full report, even as he stressed he dissented on some parts of the report.
"It appears that the 11 Senators who signed the committee report agree with its findings when in fact the affixed signature is followed by the words 'I dissent..' which is what I did," said Pangilinan.
"We also stated that we would be filing a separate opinion and in it we will be stating the basis of our dissent on key points," the lawmaker added.
The report was drafted by Senators Richard Gordon and Panfilo Lacson, chairmen of the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and public order and dangerous drugs, which jointly held a probe on extrajudicial killings and summary executions.
Apart from Pangilinan, the remaining eight senators who signed the report were Senators Gregorio Honasan II, Loren Legarda, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Nancy Binay, Manny Pacquiao, Alan Peter Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, and Vicente Sotto III.
Pangilinan noted he “will dissent/concur in part,” Cayetano said he has “reservations and amendments,” while Drilon said he signed “with reservation and will interpellate.”
Those who did not sign the report are Senator Leila de Lima, who called for the probe on extrajudicial killings, and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Trillanes earlier called the report “garbage” and Gordon a “Duterte collaborator.”
Senators Ralph Recto, Joseph Victor Ejercito, and Grace Poe also did not sign the report.
Poe was on official business, while Ejercito is currently serving a suspension order.
The executive summary of the report released Wednesday night said there was no proof of state-sponsored killings.
It noted however that there were “many thousands of killings with impunity” every year in the last two decades.
The report said the committee saw no evidence to prove the existence of the so-called Davao Death Squad despite witness Edgar Matobato’s testimony linking Duterte to killings in Davao City.
Source: gmanetwork
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