Marcos to address EU issue with Philippine human rights abuses

BRUSSELS (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pic) on Sunday (Dec 11) night said he would raise the issue of human rights abuses in the Philippines during a three-day summit here after the European Union’s (EU) repeated threat to revoke trade perks for the Philippines.

Speaking to reporters onboard PR001 en route to Belgium, the President said the human rights issues in the Philippines should not be “related” to negotiations of trade perks with the EU. “We’ll bring it up with the EU.