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Paolo Duterte calls Joma Sison a 'pathological liar' after narco claim

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Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Friday called Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairman Jose Maria Sison a pathological liar after the latter described him and his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, as the biggest protectors of illegal drugs in the country. In a statement, the younger Duterte said Sison was a &quot;disgrace&quot; and &quot;completely losing it&quot; for echoing &quot;old gossip propagated and sowed around by an anti-Duterte Senator who is also a rabid anti-communist.&quot;&quot;Mr Sison, who a pathological liar himself, was parroting a liar. This echolalia showed how much Mr Sison was willing to take for the sake of public attention, propaganda, and significance,&quot; he said. Duterte, the eldest son of the President, has denied accusations made by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that he is part of a so-called &quot;Davao Group&quot; involved in smuggling and has links to a Chinese drug triad.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/07/17/trillanes-accuses-paolo-duterte-of-links-to-chinese-drug-triad">Trillanes accuses Paolo Duterte of links to Chinese drug triad</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/17/broker-pins-paolo-duterte-brother-in-law-in-customs-mess">Broker pins Paolo Duterte, brother-in-law in Customs mess</a></li></ul><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/watch:-davao-city-vice-mayor/10155496435915168" data-width="auto"> </div>During last year&#x27;s Senate inquiry, the vice-mayor refused to show a back tattoo that allegedly revealed his drug links. He resigned as vice-mayor last December 25, 2017. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/25/17/davao-vice-mayor-paolo-duterte-resigns">Davao Vice-Mayor Paolo Duterte resigns</a></li></ul>In his latest statement, the younger Duterte attacked Sison&#x27;s politics and principles &quot;where it’s acceptable for enemies to sleep together in one bed, speak one language, and unify forces and work together until the common target is toppled down.&quot;He added: &quot;Mr Sison’s insanity, just like the bloody Maoist revolution in the Philippines, will fail.&quot;An Armed Forces spokesman earlier claimed communist rebels want to remove Duterte as President by October this year. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/03/18/communists-plotting-to-topple-duterte-by-october-claims-afp">Communists plotting to topple Duterte by October, claims AFP</a></li></ul>Sison on Thursday accused the President of killing peace negotiations with the communist rebels after the government set fresh conditions for the talks. The rebels would have to drop collection of a so-called &quot;revolutionary tax&quot; from businesses and demands to be part of a governing coalition.President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s peace adviser Jesus Dureza also said talks would need to move to the Philippines from Europe and rebels would have to live in special camps.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/06/18/joma-sison-duterte-killed-peace-talks">Joma Sison: Duterte killed peace talks</a></li></ul>Sison, a former college professor of Duterte, said the communists had originally hoped the peace talks would progress under the president who took office in mid-2016, calling himself a socialist. The rebel leader rejected the Duterte government&#x27;s new pre-conditions, saying that the communists would be taking a major risk if they turned up to talks in the Philippines. With Agence France-Presse

Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Friday called CPP founding charman Jose Maria Sison a pathological liar after the latter described him and his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, as the biggest protectors of illegal drugs in the country.

Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Friday called CPP founding charman Jose Maria Sison a pathological liar after the latter described him and his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, as the biggest protectors of illegal drugs in the country.