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A showdown is what we are anticipating this week, as the House leadership lines up drug convicts and other witnesses against Senator Leila de Lima in what government officials promise to be an “explosive” inquiry Tuesday, September 20, on her supposed drug links. De Lima is skipping that and is pushing through with her own Senate committee probe, which last week produced an alleged former member of the Davao Death Squad. The death squad investigation should lead to policy recommendations, according to an NGO director.
In Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party suffered a historic loss in the Berlin state elections Sunday, September 18, while the right-wing, anti-Islam AfD gained fresh support.
And in the US, stars walked the red carpet for today’s Emmys.
The anti-Islam Alternative for Germany party won around 14% in the Berlin state elections held Sunday, September 18, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party suffered a heavy beating at the polls. The AfD rode on popular anger over Merkel’s open-door refugee policy.
The House leadership has lined up witnesses against her, but Senator Leila de Lima is not attending and won’t even send a representative to a scheduled House investigation on Tuesday on her alleged drug links. It’s a circus directed no less than by the President, she says.
The US government is investigating for potential terror links 3 separate attacks carried out in the US on a single day on September 18 (Manila time) – a New York bombing, a Minnesota mass stabbing and a New Jersey pipe bomb blast. US authorities said the motive of the attacks was unclear, but elected officials quickly identified them as terror-related.
Barely 3 months since he assumed office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged his administration would not be able to meet his self-imposed deadline of finishing illegal drugs in 3 to 6 months. He said he “did not have any idea” about the magnitude of the problem. And PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa thanks his commander in chief for the extension.
Malacañang has named former Makati congressman and Corazon Aquino’s speechwriter Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin as the Philippines’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The UN has expressed concern over the killings related to the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign.
Stars walked the red carpet on Monday, September 19 (Manila time) for the Emmy Awards 2016 in Los Angeles. Check out our photos from the red carpet.
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