Solon to Cayetano: Ironic to preach Bible and say drug war is pro-life

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has called out Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for his supposedly ironic use of Bible verses in statements and interviews and his belief that the past administration’s bloody war against illegal drugs is pro-life, noting that the Christian book states killing the innocent is wrong. In a statement on Monday, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. — a Baptist bishop and current chairperson of the House of Representatives’ committee on human rights — said that Cayetano as a lawyer should be aware that both God and the Philippine 1987 Constitution treats life as sacred. “Let me remind […]...

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