THE administration of President Rodrigo Duterte should take seriously the warning made recently by European Union (EU) ambassador Franz Jessen that trade relations with EU member-states might suffer if the Philippines fails to comply with its commitments to various international treaties on human rights, a political analyst said on Monday.

Institute for Political and Electoral Reform Executive Director Ramon Casiple said the matters raised by the EU envoy were legitimate.

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