manila philippine lawmakers ally president rodrigo duterte tuesday vote allocate annual budget 1,000 pesos 20 commission human right public body clash repeatedly duterte bloody war drug four-fifths low house members present support move cut budget almost nil critics anti-drugs campaign call retaliation agency efforts investigate thousands kill past 15 months chr deserve low budget useless body defend criminals right house speaker pantaleon alvarez close ally duterte say television interview want protect right criminals get budget criminals say simple get budget government yet job congressman edcel lagman say 32 minority lawmakers oppose measure debate second read say duterte supporters virtually impose death penalty constitutionally create mandate independent office chr request budget 1.72 billion pesos 2018 government propose 678 million congress vote slash 1,000 pesos huge cut 2017 budget 749 million budget require another vote senate approval become final human right monitor say chr vital institution stand chance job without proper budget phelim kine deputy asia director human right watch say overwhelm support cut part duterte administration attempt prevent independent institutions check abuse agnes callamard u.n. special rapporteur extrajudicial kill say filipinos deserve strong independent right organization could hold state accountable instead get war drug president account fail curtail addiction rat create climate fear insecurity feed impunity undermine constitutional fabrics country callamard post facebook page philippines congress look public money waste damage hurt philippines society chr long complain lack manpower resources fully investigate kill majority activists say users small-time peddlers high-profile arrest filipinos however largely supportive crackdown solution tackle rampant crime duterte say stem drug addiction critics maintain police execute suspect say government effectively kill policy duterte angrily reject police say kill self-defense chr head chito gascon say measly budget attempt force resignation say would take issue supreme court necessary principal reason resign office weaken institution gascon say ask resign would lead essentially make institution forever mercy politics 1=50.8690 philippine pesos philippine congress back annual budget 20 agency probe drug war