On July 1, at the 50th founding anniversary of the province of Davao del Norte, the president said:
The CHR does not defend anyone, criminal or otherwise. Its mandate, as a government body created by the Constitution and as its name suggests, is to investigate human rights violations. (See VERA FILES FACT SHEET: The Commission on Human Rights, explained)
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte says the CHR defends criminals
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