Manila, Jan. 18 -- Malacanang on Friday slammed a recent report by a non-government organization based in the United States, which listed the Philippines as a "war zone in disguise", calling it "fallacious" and without factual basis.
In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the report by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) titled, "Year in Review: 2018 Report on Worldwide Political Violence and Protest", is "remarkable in ignorance and bias."
"Not having presented any proof that it has conducted factual investigation in the country as to the conditions obtaining, it is reasonable to believe that its conclusion is based on allegations made by groups that are hopelessly and blindly critical of the ...