DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte challenged the House of Representatives quad-committee (quad-comm) to summon him to the hearing about the interconnected issues of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings. DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) In a...
Former vice presidential spokesman and lawyer Barry Gutierrez can’t help but be amused by Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa’s plan to conduct a Senate investigation on the war on drugs because he himself is being implicated into the previous administration’s deadly campaign. (From left) Senator...
Leaders of the quad-committee filing the two bills penalizing extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and institutionalizing the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) (PPAB) Amid criticisms that their ongoing probe is not primarily in aid of...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said committee inquiries, such as those on the extrajudicial killings (EJKs)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) cited the "significant decrease" in illegal drugs-related human rights violations since the start of the administration of President Marcos. However, the CHR human rights violations such as those involving extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa answered back against accusations over his refusal to attend the House Committee on Human Rights' probe on the drug war killings during the previous administration. House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro went as far as to claim...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Wednesday, June 26, that Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa may or may not attend the House Committee on Human Right invitation to the future hearing on the alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the previous administration's bloody war on illegal...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon (PPAB) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo “Jil” Bongalon says Arturo Lascañas, a self-confessed member of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), and other former members of the group should be invited to...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has flagged Executive Order (EO) No. 2, or the Freedom of Information (FOI), as an obstacle to those seeking justice for victims...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa dared self-confessed former Davao Death Squad (DDS) hitman Arturo Lascañas to file cases in court if he has any evidence to prove his claims on the senator's alleged involvement drug-related killings during the previous administration. On Wednesday, self-confessed...
The criminal conviction handed down by the Caloocan City court against the police officers involved in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs was a “sorrowful and partial victory,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, November 24. “We hail as sorrowful and partial...
Progressive groups in the country pushed for the prosecution of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged “crimes against humanity.” Alliance of Filipino women, Gabriela, on Monday, Nov. 14, said attacks carried out against women activists during the Duterte administration...
