Professed Hit Man Testifies Against Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

If the name Rodrigo Duterte sounds familiar it's because he has been in the news lately for all of the wrong reasons. Duterte is the 16th president of the Philippines and was recently in the news for calling Barack Obama a "son of whore". He also threatened to repeat it if Obama were to bring up the extrajudicial deaths.This week Edgar Matobato, a self-described hit-man who recalls feeding a victim to a crocodile, testified. He said that Duterte was in charge of the murders of 1,000 criminal suspects and political opponents. That was just when he was mayor. President Duterte is passionate about stopping the drug-related crime, but many think he's going too far. President Obama suggested the rule of law and human rights. Senator Leila de Lima led the hearing on Thursday. Duterte accused her of accepting cartel money and suggested she hang herself. De Lima denied the allegations.

-Jazmin Galindo

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