Members of the Justice Committee unanimously spoke out against the complaint against the president. Committee of the Philippine Congress rejected the proposal for the impeachment of President Rodrigo Duteret. Members of the Justice Committee unanimously voted against the complaint against the president, filed by opposition politician Gary Alekhano. Alehano accused Duteret of abuse of power, approval of extrajudicial killings of consumers and drug dealers and inability to ensure the safety of the maritime borders of the country. Having headed the country in 2016, Dutherte promised to eradicate drug business and corruption in the country, sacrificing - if necessary - millions of lives. In December last year, he admitted that he personally killed three drug traffickers. The statements of Duteret have repeatedly been targeted by international human rights organizations and other countries.

The president himself reacts to these charges very sharply, without stopping before direct insults against human rights defenders, foreign leaders and even the Pope. Moreover, Duterte once compared himself to Hitler, and his fight with drug dealers - with the Holocaust, which also caused a scandal. With a sharp condemnation of these words, among others, Germany. Despite all this, Dutterte remains very popular politician in his homeland. Recently, American leader Donald Trump invited Duteret to the White House.

Original article: The Congress of the Philippines refused to declare impeachment of Duteret.