Defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Friday challenged the prosecution’s claim that children were among the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, arguing that only one minor — Kian delos Santos — has been substantiated in the 49 incidents cited before the court. Speaking on...
Malacañang said the Supreme Court 's ruling that affirmed the conviction of three police officers for the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos during an anti-drug operation in Caloocan in 2017 calls for the formation of an Independent Truth Commission. Presidential Communications Office...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday said should public should expect President Duterte’s “attack dogs” to become “more rabid as his reign of terror nears its end.” De Lima issued the statement as she expressed her solidarity with Sen. Risa Hontiveros who earlier posted bail for...
The death of Kian delos Santos at the hands of Caloocan City policemen four years ago was one of the lowest points of the Philippine National Police but Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said it also paved the way of the aggressive internal cleansing in the police organization. Eleazar said...