Duterte to executive: Support police war on drugs

by DIANA LHYD SUELTO Philstar.com

MANILA — Former President Rodrigo Duterte wants the executive department to issue a strong statement supporting the police in its fight against drugs.

“There is a need for concrete statement, a very strong statement coming from the executive that we will protect you when you do it right and we will crush you if you do it wrong,” Duterte said in mixed English and Filipino in a video posted on Thursday, February 9 by Nimfa Ravelo on Twitter.

choose what is right, all of us will be happy,” he added in Filipino.

Duterte, who the International Criminal Court is investigating for the war against drugs during his term, also warned those involved in the illegal drug trade.

“I am no longer a president, but I am warning you,” he said.

“There is a need for concrete statement, a very strong statement coming from the executive that we will protect you when you do it right and we will crush you if you do it wrong,” former President Rodrigo Duterte said in mixed English and Filipino in a video posted on Thursday, Feb. 9 by Nimfa Ravelo on Twitter.

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“There are only two options –right and wrong. Choose. If you choose what is wrong, you will be in a dangerous situation. If you

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by CHRISTIAN CROW MAGHANOY

ManilaTimes.net

POPE Francis has appointed Monsignor Anthony Celino, a Filipino immigrant, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of El Paso in Texas.

Celino is currently the pastor of St. Raphael Parish on the eastside of El Paso in Texas and the diocese’s judicial vicar. He will replace Bishop Mark Seitz. Celino will be El Paso’s first auxiliary bishop since its establishment as a diocese in 1914. The episcopal ordination for Celino will be on March 31, 2023 at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso.

“We thank the Holy Father for his attention and care for the Diocese of El Paso,” said Seitz in a statement. “He [Celino] brings a unique experience as a Filipino immigrant serving our border community as a priest for the past 25 years, a steadfast dedication to pastoral ministry, and fidelity to the Gospel.”

Born in the Ilocos region, Celino finished his studies in Philosophy at the Mary Help of Christians Seminary in Dagupan City in 1993. He later immigrated to the U.S. and pursued his theology studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.