Pimentel defends Duterte over media violence statement

SENATOR Aquilino Pimentel III came to the defense of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte over his controversial statement that corrupt journalists deserve to die.

Pimentel, president of Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan of Duterte (PDP-Laban), said people should not mistake or misinterpret the statement of the incoming President, who just wants to emphasize that the press should be responsible in exercising its freedom.