Its statement yesterday was signed by UCCP executive secretary Bishop Elmer Bolocon and co-chairs Catholic Bishop Emeritus Deogracias Iñiguez Jr. and IFI bishop Felixberto Calang. The bishops said they wished the President well in his antidrugs campaign, as his success was the success of the Filipino people. “We wish to caution the President then to respect the human rights of the people. Life which comes from the Creator is precious―it has to be preserved as much as possible,” the EBF said. “The extrajudicial killings that are happening, we believe, won’t solve that problem but exacerbate it as most of those killed were small-time and poor people,” the bishops said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 22, 2016 18:00 UTC