Lawmakers weighed in on the slide in President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction and trust ratings, with critics describing this as a wake-up call for him to put the brakes on his war on drugs.

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"Obviously, those pulling the trigger or wielding a knife can be held personally responsible and accountable for their acts," he said. "And there is the concept of command responsibility, where those who are issuing orders are also responsible for what's taken place on their watch." That's according to HUman Rights Watch-Geneva advocacy director John Fisher, who was in town over the weekend.

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His war on drugs campaign that "targeted the poor" and his administration's "lack of basic economic reforms that continues to affect the poor" were among the reasons why President Rodrigo Duterte's net satisfaction and trust ratings significantly dropped in the latest SWS survey, Bayan said Monday.

That figure is far below expectations, which had been in the $45 million to $50 million range at the start of the weekend.

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"Much as President Duterte might wish that the issue would just go away and the world would turn its back on people who are being killed in the name of his murderous war on drugs, that's not gonna happen. The world is watching," said Human Rights Watch-Geneva Director John Fisher, who quietly flew into town before the weekend.

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