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                    [Title] => More drug war arrests than deaths? Experts question Duterte's defense
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A political scientist and governance specialist explain that comparing the thousands of drug war deaths to the much larger number of arrests under the Duterte admin reduces human lives to mere statistics.

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The Philippines urged respect for international law after a US military strike captured Venezuela’s president.

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The Supreme Court’s judicial power includes the authority to settle actual controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable.

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Now it is Duterte and Miriam, both may have missed the rationale behind the International Law on foundling:

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                    [Title] => More drug war arrests than deaths? Experts question Duterte's defense
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A political scientist and governance specialist explain that comparing the thousands of drug war deaths to the much larger number of arrests under the Duterte admin reduces human lives to mere statistics.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-01 17:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/01/nicholas-kaufman-stats-drug-war_2026-03-01_17-38-48787_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2498912 [Title] => Philippines stresses rules-based order as Trump threatens to 'run' Venezuela [Summary] =>

The Philippines urged respect for international law after a US military strike captured Venezuela’s president.

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The Supreme Court’s judicial power includes the authority to settle actual controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable.

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Now it is Duterte and Miriam, both may have missed the rationale behind the International Law on foundling:

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