THERE was no order from President Rodrigo Duterte to withhold from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) information on the recent attacks against rights defenders and activists, Malacañang and the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in separate statements on Saturday.

“There is no truth to the alleged report that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte instructed the Philippine National Police not to release or share their information to the Commission on Human Rights regarding the recent attacks against right defenders and activists,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said.

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