Duterte’s bounty system, fake NPA surrenderees are forms of organized racket

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“The government is at it again, using the ineffective bounty system to resolve armed conflict. Duterte recently made another pronouncement, increasing the bounty for New People’s Army members killed – from PhP20,000, to PhP25,000, to PhP100,000. Such a scheme is short-sighted and flawed, only lending itself to the corrupt nature of state security forces,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay.

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