'This is a sham, as this initiative does not emanate voluntarily from us, nor is it new to us,' reads a statement released by the Mindanao-based bishops
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The declaration sparks a controversy, and concern among human rights advocates, who say it sent the wrong message that Duterte's bloody war on drugs is acceptable