60 Minutes Australia is a highly respected and popular TV Magazine show in Australia and airs every Sunday.
But things changed somehow after airing the TV documentary entitled, “License to Kill”, featuring President Duterte and his anti-drug war campaign.
The TV producers made it appear that President, the PNP Chief and the local police as a bunch of trigger-happy and human rights abusers.
The TV documentary has earned the backlash of viewers, both Australians (familiar of the situation in the country) and locals for their slanted take on President Duterte and his intensified anti-drug war campaign that resulted in a bloody arrest of resisting suspects.
Netizens who’ve watched the TV documentary of 60 Minutes Australia made it a point to express their disappointment towards the show in the comments’ section. One of the comments that stood out, came from an Australian guy that goes by the name Thomas Bolton. Please read his comment below.
Let me first say that I am an Australian living in the Philippines and I am upset by the way that 60 Minutes has presented the new President of the Philippines to the Australian public.
The video starts off with a photo of the President who is made to look like he is a rebel drug lord himself from Cuba! 60 Minutes is just sensationalizing things for for their ratings. The President is a 70 year old educated Lawyer, and a well respected man in all Philippines.
60 Minutes then goes on to say he has killed 100,000 people here already and thrown their bodies in the Manila Harbor. Again, more sensationalism by 60 Minutes. This information is not true. There have been 600 drug dealers shot and killed for resisting arrest and they have used weapons against Philippine police during the attempted arrest.
The president is accused of ordering a “shoot to kill” response to the Drug Lords. This is only if the drug lords resist arrest. Every one who has been shot has been found with a cache of weapons in their possession, inclining high power weapons, ammunition guns and military style armaments. The police have a right to protect themselves.
60 Minutes seem to fail to inform viewers of the extreme high risk that the law officers face in enforcing law here against the drug lords.
There was an amnesty period for drug users and pushers to go to authorities to register as a drug user and then they can avail free drug rehabilitation, 60 Minutes made no mention of this, yet it is common knowledge here.Those who choose to continue to sell drugs, or use drugs will be arrested by the police and prosecuted. Those who resist arrest will most likely be killed in police action as they probably hard lined criminals who will not surrender.
The people being killed here are generally employees of syndicate drug pushers who go about expanding the drug trade here in the Philippines and contribute to the addiction of literally hundreds of thousands of drug users here.
The profits they make are huge and they have no regard for the lives of their victims. The flow on affect of the drug industry is seen in high petty theft and small crimes as addicted people do drastic things to pay for their drug use.
It has already been seen that there is a lessening of theses crimes throughout the Philippines.
If Humanitarian issues are important to viewers then I believe they should be supporting the police action here in response to the mass suffering caused by the drug lords.
There over 100,000,000 people in this country and this President was just recently and overwhelmingly voted into power to fix things. The people here want this problem solved and he is standing by his election promise.
It seems Humanitarian issues rarely stand up for what is right for the majority and benefit a country, and most commonly only seek to protect the criminals.
I lived in Australia for most of my life (I am now 60 years young) and was a regular viewer of the 60 Minuites program, I valued it reporting in the past.
I can now see first hand how things get twisted so that we the viewer get fed misleading information and thus make false assumptions on a person or topic.
The Philippines is a great place to live and I feel safer now that we have a tough and determined President whose sole ambition is to make the Philippine an even better place.
It is a sure lesson in reminding us never to believe anything we see or hear on TV.
Do you agree with the comment of the Australian?
Credits: Thomas Bolton
I back you up a 100% mate!
I do too, I am also an Australian living in the Phillipines. Not one of these scum who were killed took the opportunity they were given to surrender. They chose to shoot it out. Not one person from the 60 minutes crew could deny that if someone was going to shoot them and they had a gun in there hand that they would not shoot back to defend themselves. Human rights, HA, what a joke. What about the families these drugs have destroyed, The murders of those who dare oppose this scum, the government corruption that protected this scum instead of its people. What about the innocent law biding netizens human rights or don’t you believe they exist.
I used to look up to 60 Minutes because they left no stone unturned. This time they haven’t lifted a finger to look at the facts. SHAME ON YOU 60 MINUTES.
Very well said….agree.
THANK YOU SIR…FOR YOUR HUMBLE HEARTFELT SYMPHATY IN MY BELOVED COUNTRY,OUR PRESENT PRESIDENT OF WHAT IS REALLY THE CRISIS THEY FACE NOW DOING THE BEST OF THEIR EFFORT & SERVICES TO MY COUNTRY BE CLEANSED & EXERT THEIR BEST TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT TO ERADICATE & SOLVE THIS STATE ILLEGAL DRUG CRISES IN OUR COUNTRY FOR SUPORTING WHAT IS THE TRUTH & REALITY HAPPENING NOW…GOD BLESS & MABUHAY…FROM TAIWAN!
I too is an Australian citizen living here in Australia but was born in the Philippines with Filipino parents. My family are a victim of akyat bahay meaning the hold upper broke in to my family home in the middle of the night to help themselves. Luckily my family were fast asleep reason why they escape execution. What happened next nothing. This happens mostly in my hometown & people there are so frightened. This are not ordinary robbers. This are drug addicts who robs people despite high iron grills sorrounding your home. No one is safe anymore in my once peaceful country town. All features in 60 minutes are wrong. Liam interviewed this claiming to be human rights supporter which is a yellow & catholic supporter previous administration supporter which is against Duterte administration. All featured i in 60 minutes where all lies. They interviewed drug addicts of course they will tell lies because they loss their business. My family now says our town is soo peaceful now that most of the drug dealers & addicts has been rounded up. What those Ausis living in the Philippines is true. 60 minutes don’t be one sided. Listen to people from Phil. Listen to middle class families. Don’t listen to rich Pilipinos for they won’t know the struggle of common people there. Some are connected with drug lord’s. Get your story right next time 60 minutes.
Thank you, Mr. Guy Ellison for speaking out the truth. These Human Rights advocates are on the wrong side, and the Australian show “60 minutes” just didn’t research on the topic well. I wonder why that woman Mrs. Diokno spoke in behalf of us Filipinos when all of what she said were LIES!
I totally agree with you. Thank you for believing the President.
same here mate, I live here too, 60 min. is just making a lot of these things up, for their ratings, they do have a massive drug problem here, and high up people are involved, Duterte is doing his best to sort it out, maybe 60 min would be better off reporting on the drug epidemic in australia, and how they can control or stop that. just recently 2 people were caught with $300 million worth of ice , but prob. never hear what sentence they will get. I think per pop. 24 million you have a bigger problem than here, 105 million, sought your own country out before you poke your noses in other countrys.
So big of you, James! God bless you!
I agree totally. I have seen nothing but massive improvements since president Duterte took office ,after 60 minutes was arrested in an attempted kidnapping in an Arab country I have lost my respect for what they write. I no longer watch their programme as sensationalism is getting in the road of the truth
well-said…….atleast theres an Aussie who understands what the President is fighting for my country..Kudos!!
Absolutely true, they dont mentioned the sufferings of the people or victims of the drug crazed criminals who raped and killed innocent people. Be fair 60 minutes and show both side of the pictures. Bless Duterte for his undying commitment in bringing peace and prosperity to the Philippines.
YES I AGRREE AND THAT IS TRUE WE LOVE PRESIDENT DUTERTE AND I VOTE HIM , I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT
I truly agree with you sir Bolton, that’s the real thing happening here in the Philippines….Our president is really determined to change this country to be peaceful and drug free…media should be very careful in making news coz it’s disgusting and unfair for our President and our people….We want to continue his fight for drugs and we support him in his crusade….His critics and political rivals are doing their best to destroy him thru media coz they want to continue their notorious activities…
We love our new president duterte its about time that our country heading to big changes.
I am very overwhelmed to hear such appreciation especially frm other nationality who knows the situation in the philippines! We support Pres. Duterte to his campaign and other things to implement for the good of his countrymen.
Wow nice one bro.God bless
Well said Mr Bolton. Thank you for defending our president. Afterall when everything is ironed out with this drug menace in the Philippines the whole world will see our country as
A beautiful country to live in.
I find it disturbing to the point of embarassment, how the Media typically conducts their downright biased opinion towards our presidents approach in dealing with the worldwide problem , Drugs and the Druglords etc.
I am a Filipina who lived in Australia for years and love my adopted country as much as my own. Being aware how our country and its people are confronted with ongoing multiculturslim issues in all forms.
But to be Blatant and Acused our President and profile him as Human Rights Abuser is Absolutely Abhorent and Project Australia being so Naive!!
Sad as it is, the damage is done!
You , typically, Media..,,,
Come And Stay Around Philippines not just in the cities of leasure and pleasure,
Get down your knees and please
Get the real Facts!!!!
Thank you Mr Bolton!
You have the Wisdom to know the Difference!
The Intelligence to Say what The Truth Is
Salute!
Kudor Mr Bolton! You are far more a Filipino that some of those countrymen of ours who keep on bashing our President whose sole intention is to make our country a better and sager place for is and the future generation. Mabuhay ka Mr Bolton!
Totally agree with you Thomas Bolton, and thank you for your testament based on your own personal experience, and for standing up and praising #PresidentDuterte. He truly is our true #PartnerForChange. Shame on biased journalism Australia’s 60 Minutes. #BiasedAustralia60Minutes
Irresponsible reporting, failure of investigative journalism….very disappointing!
well said… i salute you sir
I back you up Sir. I am filipina and live here in Sydney.I do not agree with this 60 minutes its a bunch of bias! I just wish to those who has authorised on tv. Please all of yous be truthful with the information you given to the viewers.
I will laugh when Duerte claims the title of Emperor of the Philippines and rules over the dumb Filipinos that supported him. Dumb, stupid Filipinos.
Your thoughts make you more look like an extraordinary stupid!
Jiongoy, you are more stupid than 60 Minutes Australia.
Wow! He really slammed down that twisted reporter.
This Ausie guy really explained it well.
Bravo and thank you for reiterating this exact info. God Bless us all.
Good work to qualify Pres Dueterte **understand that the Media in general are the Masters of Dirty Rotten Tricks (DRT) not accountable and make it as they go along. Pres Dueterte is doing an amazing job combating treason essentially in his own Government!
Good work to qualify Pres Dueterte **understand that the Media in general are the Masters of Dirty Rotten Tricks (DRT) not accountable and make it up ays they go along. Pres Dueterte is doing an amazing job combating treason essentially in his own Government!
I agree with Thomas.. Mr Duterre is not a killer, he’s just after the wealfare of the Filipino people..
I love you mr. Bolton
God bless you
PRESIDENT DUTERTE IS DOING A FINE JOB THE COUNTRY WILL BE A SAFER PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN& WOMEN LESS CRIME ITS & PITY AUSTRALIA DOESNT HAVE & TOUGHER STAND LIKE THE PHILIPPINES THEN THERE WOULDNT BE AS MUCH CRIME & MURDER HERE
you are absolutely right mr. bolton !! the President was elected 97 percent because they wanted CHANGE and SAVE the PEOPLE from the crime, lives are wasted because of DRUGS..!! His intention is PEACE AND UNITY for our beloved country..PHILIPPINES !!! Thank you for your honesty Mr. Bolton!!
well said… He is an Aussie protecting our good President is good to hear. To Mr Bolton you have my great admiration. I hope people like you who stand for the truth and not afraid to come out will multiply in numbers.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Good job Sir Thomas Bolton. They didn’t know that the victim of those addicts suffered so much!
i’m 100% agree that DU30 is doing his job well to protect pilipino people specially the youth against drug corrupt gov’t and criminality mostly because of the rampant drug user dealer and mostly CHINESE DRUG LORDS who gained from pilipino citizen.
Well done mate.
Thank you Mr Thomas Bolton!
Im against to killing but our president told us from the start na it will be bloody bec. He will really go against drug lord, pushers, user. One of my relatives was hooked with drugs and bec. Of dutertes strong will he personally submitted himself to rehab bec. He value his life. The effect of DU30 being an iron man is really what our country needs. Enough of the elite or well mannered leader who just talk and talk and no action. This is what we need , when du30 opens his mouth watch out cause what he says will be implemented.
Very true and correct. Reporters should see the two sides of the coin. Filipinos now feel safe and courageous to go on with our simple lives. Thanks to the present administration who is down to earth in his promises. Now we believe that there is still hope for us.
thank God that there are foreigners who understands well regarding the situation in the Philippines…those media or personalities who are trying to or distort the truth…misleading the people…i believe has something to do or probably have directly or indirectly benifited in drug business…they wanted to resume the glory of the druglords and cohorts…they are using their concern to the criminals than the innocent victims…human rights (chr) did not even worried about the plight and fate of the victims…well…they are i believe, are the advocates of “Criminal’s Human Rights” (CHR).
Absolutely agree!
this is irresponsible journalism….one-sided and very BIAS…. “hundred thousands thrown in manila Bay…” its such a piece of sh*t reporting” …. what the president did to this country is what the real justice of the filipino. We don’t want this country to be a “drug-free country”….imagine those addicts did to their innocent victims…..ist the president’s effort to start washing them of……… but its not yet proven that the police we’re responsible all those extra-judicial killings… documentary like this will destroy the good relationship with our country and Australia… mind your own country and please be a responsible lournalist…two words for you “F*CK YOU”
The show is just plainly stupid. Probably he has been white washed bu those americans. Who has very little comon sense and only know how to make money out of wars. Do not ever try to make a video about our president. Or we will make sure you will never ever step in our soil again. Stupid ausie show. Trying to discredit our president. Why did you not criticized the past president who did nothing but to play playstation in malacañang. Fuck you 60minutesz
i may not in the Philippines but i know Davao is the 6th / 8th safest place in the world which where the new president of the Philippines role as a Mayor for how many decade. i am so disappointed in what 60min showed in my country…
Thank you sir, for informing the misinformed. Thank you for your effort in exposing the truth. 60 minutes owes Pres. Duterte and his administration big time.
Couldnt agree more! Sir Bolton,this gesture is really impressive
Dissapointed of not telling the truth. 60 minutes is losing their reputation. They can do better than that. They already there to find out the real story but failed. Waist of time and money.
I am also an Australian who just got back from the Philippines today with my Filipino wife and have to say I think it’s great that Duterte has the balls to rid this lovely country of drugs. I sincerely hope he succeeds and I didn’t find one person who was against his methods. A burgeoning drug culture there is unfortunately fueled by the $37 billion US that OFW pump into the economy annually combined with no employment for most young men. As for 60 minutes, they lost their credibility when they paid kidnappers in Lebanon to abduct children.
Bravo mr bulldog … As far as our president concern is our safety like law abiding citizens we don’t care how much died in this battle . Those people who actually ingage or drugs trade ate usually the first one who condemned and give such false information through widespread including bias media . If you really want to find out the truth imbistigate the local angency like pnp Ang DILG .perhaps I strongly advice to whach over cnn and untv and tv4 as the are the one delivering accurate infomation .
Rightly said, sir! 60 minutes, INCLUDING channels 2 and 7 in the Philippines are the same in their biased reporting. Together with the Commission on Human Rights, they have a
distorted view of what true human rights is about. They protect the rights of the drug lords, pushers, and drug addicts who commit heinous crimes to finance their drug
needs! WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIMS?!
Now a day’s there’s lots of vias tv network and paid from those scums to cover up what they are doing.
I agree totally with you I live in Australia but I travel to the Philippines with my filipina wife so I understand were president is coming from the media here portray him as a thug and a dictator but he is far from it I wish our legal system and law makers had the guts to stand up for the people as he is
#60MINUTESAUSTRAILA u no longer have the credibility. I should get ur FACTS straight before u even fucking us. We are safer now…we love our New President coz he is serious in his promises at the risk of giving up his own life. Get a life…we do not believe media. stupid
Love our new president for being so courageous and determined to clean up the Philippines. Past presidents failed because they didn’t have the same political will and were more interested with protecting themselves. We are blessed to have Duterte as president. My past disgust under past administration has turned to new hope for the Philippines with the new administration. Thank you Mr. Bolton for speaking up.
It’s always like a book, never rely on the useless cover it’s just for marketing and advertising, read, understand and digest its content.
Well said mr bolton.i am a filipino who lives in australia.even though i do not live there anymore i am so happy with what pres duterte is doing.you know the aquino government was so corrupt.they protect the drug lord they get money from them.they dont care about the common people.they even still the money given by other countries who suppose to help the victims of typhoon yolanda.thats how bad they are.they are trying to paint duterte as the bad guy as what they did to marcos but now the truth are coming out and the aquinos are the worse of its kind.with all their black propaganda.and the bias media are helping them.we support dutere all the way because he is a man with sincerity and principle.he cares about the country and its people.
i am filipino leaving in Australia. i actually watched 60 minutes when they reported about the President. The reporter never said that duterte killed 100,000 people and threw them in Manila Bay. They were quoting what duterte have said. there is a video of him threatening to kill 100,000 criminals and throwing their bodies in Manila Bay to fatten up the fish. Duterte’s supporters need to stop complaing that all of world media is bias. unlike Filipino media, Australian media adheres to the code of ethics. obviously this person did not watch the whole segment because they also interviewed a drug pusher that police had just arrested and you can hear one of the police saying that the dealer is thankful that the reporter is there, otherwise he would be dead. This pusher didnt have any weapons…so stop being so ignorant to say that criminals only die if they fight back, because clearly that is not the case.
This should be brought to the attention of President Duterte!!! This commentator guy is not the standard epitomé of what a real TV commentator ahould be. What is the network doing about it?
Very well said…100percent true….unlike the host of the show, pretending to be stupid or a real stupid person..
We all know drugs in philippines and corruption is wrecking the country… but its clear that the rule of law should be followed… a person is presumed innocent until proving guilty… no one has the right to kill people without at least having their day in court… time will tell whether the president ends up before the court in the hague for genocide for the amount of people who will be murdered
I wonder how much 60 minutes made for airing all these lie and biased agaisnt the good work of our Pres. DU30 and CPNP Bato in australian tv, maybe 60M (AUD).
Well done that man. I too am from Australia and whole heartedly support the comments from Thomas Bolten. Even though I am living in Malawag. Nabua Cams Sur the effect is not too far from us in the surrounding towns. I take my hat off to you sir and ask 60 minutes to get their facts right.
Why did all those who hated the new president hate him for doing his job whilst doing nothing against the undeserving previous president? President Duterte is doing we’ll to rebuild our beloved country. And it was only now, since the last seven years in my life, of feeling secure against rampant drug-driven crimes and corruption everywhere in our locality. Before him was a feeling of insecurity and hopelessness and disgrace. Now that we have somebody who’s brave enough to fight and lead us and gave us hope, you tried to destroy? What kind of people are you? Are you really for the betterment of life of every Filipino? OR are you wishing for the complete destruction of our country?
Thank you Mr Bolton & all, for your support to President Duterte!
INDEED, SHAME ON YOU, 60 MINUTES!
Ok for you a vigilante justice if it’s for your TV program rating.
With your Beirut bungled child kidnapping operation, by Tara Brown & her accomplishes, you’ve just paid millions of $ to the Lebanon gov’t & the father of the child you want to steal.
Is that your next operation? To ruin an administration who works for the benefit of the whole country , just for the sake of your program rating? Taste a huge backlash to your program as I am confident that you won’t be able to destroy a very popular President Duterte.
A real change is coming, we the Filipino people won’t let you succeed with your evil purpose, for sure.
Thousands of $ I should say.
I came to the Philippines in 2008 after having lived in Australia for 40 years. Prior to that I was living in England for 7 years. When 60 Minutes first appeared on Australian television many years ago I thought it was good because they did investigative journalism similar to a program called Panorama that I used to watch in England. But later on 60 Minutes started going drastically downhill. Each episode would leave me asking, “What about this…and what about that?” There were so many unanswered questions, because they just skimmed the surface seeking sensationalism. Eventually I just got fed up with their shallow program and stopped watching it. It is a crappy show that should have been taken off the air decades ago. When one of their reporters was recently arrested and jailed in Lebanon for indulging in more unprofessional behaviour I thought to myself that it serves her right.
why dont you get fucked cookie diokno!! as if you really know what’s going on in the Philippines!! do you even think about the victims of these drug pushers / drug lords!! those women and children getting rape, murdered?? because of this drug affected morons!! I dare you, you walk in the dimly lit streets in Manila in the wee hours and tell me if you feel safe!!! you think the majority of Filipinos will agree on what your talking about in 60 minutes?? or maybe you are just one of those who are suffering this attention seeking syndrome!! you should know that our president is doing all he can to make our country a better place to live in free of drugs and criminality which will benefits the present and next generations of Filipinos and that includes your family as well!! and last of all , in every war there will always be a collateral damaged!!!!
what is interesting to me is how for how many years has the Philippines ignored their drug problem, officials make a fortune looking the other way, police in collusion with drug trafficers. Create a whole generation of addicts, who by the way I consider victims as much as anybody else in this mess, because drug addition is a disease and should be treated as such. That is how you deal with drug addiction, its a public health issue. But what does Duetere come up with, having Filipinos running around killing each other. Can anybody with any brain believe that is going to solve a drug problem? What a farce. And for you Ausies, you guys have a pretty significant drug problem of your own? Would this work there? You would approve of gunning down drug users? I mean whats good for the goose is good for the gander isn’t it? I am curious about the double standard here, would it seem so great to have the same sort of killing go on back home. Maybe you guys would go for it who knows, it would be as dumb a way to try and deal with the issue of drugs there as it is in the Philippines