Palace clarifies PHL is not pulling out of UNMANILA — Malacanang clarified on Monday that the Philippines is not separating from the United Nations (UN), saying President Rodrigo Duterte was just basically reiterating the national sovereignty when he threatened to pull the country out of the UN. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte – Press Conference at DPWH Panacan Depot, Davao City 8/21/2016 / Photo grabbed from RTVMalacanang Youtube account/ mb.com.ph”We are not decoupling. The Palace official said President Duterte was just explaining to the UN that the Philippines can handle its investigation on the alleged extra judicial killings involving vigilante groups. The campaign against illegal drug has prompted over 600,000 drug pushers and users to surrender themselves to the authorities nationwide. According to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) data as of 2014, the Philippines has more than three million drug dependents.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 22, 2016 10:07 UTC