Palace disputes ‘state-sanctioned’ Negros killings as ‘baseless’

MALACANANG on Friday dismissed as 'baseless and laced with malice' the claims of former lawmaker Neri Colmenares that the recent killings in Negros Oriental were state-sponsored.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo reiterated that the Duterte administration condemned 'all forms of arbitrary killings.'