Foreign Ministry says Manila's vote in favor of probe to examine alleged human rights violations in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel was 'unacceptable'
The Foreign Ministry summons the Philippine ambassador to Israel for a “clarification” after the Philippines voted last week to back the establishment of an open-ended UN Human Rights Council probe of Israel.
A statement says Gilad Cohen, the deputy direct-general for Asia and the Pacific, told Ambassador Macairog Alberto that the vote was unacceptable to Israel and amounted to a prize for the Gaza-ruling terror group Hamas.
“Israel expects from friendly countries like the Philippines not to support proposals that strengthen terror and to stand alongside us at this hour,” Cohen is quoted as saying in the Foreign Ministry statement.
Published February 24, 2021 11:55am Retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Pancratius Cascolan has been appointed undersecretary of the Office of the President. Cascolan confirmed his new government role to GMA News Online by replying “Yes” when asked if he was indeed appointed to the post. Malacañang has yet to release the document on Cascolan’s new appointment as of posting time. Cascolan had earlier said that he is open to a government position after his retirement from the police force. Cascolan retired in November 2020 after two months of serving as PNP Chief. He will join the list of former police and military generals appointed to the Duterte government after their retirement.
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File February 24, 2021 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan as an undersecretary at the Office of the President, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Roque said Duterte signed Cascolan’s appointment order on Monday, February 22, 2021.
“Welcome aboard, Usec Cascolan,” Roque said in a virtual press briefing.
Cascolan was the PNP’s top official from September to November 2020. He retired when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 56 in November.
He was among the brains behind the PNP’s Oplan Double Barrel anti-drug campaign.
This includes the highly criticized Oplan Tokhang, which resulted in the death of thousands of alleged drug personalities.