Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque confidently declared President Duterte's controversial war on drugs a success, saying all barangays can still be freed from illegal drugs before the President's term ends. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque thought that, instead of a legacy of notoriety, the administration's bloody drug war will be a "true legacy" of President Duterte as he fulfilled his promise that the country will win against illegal drugs. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the...
As President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year term is coming to a close, the Council for People's Development (CPDG) is demanding accountability and justice in his final year. President Rodrigo Duterte (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The group blasted Duterte for his "poor COVID-19 response" which drove the...
Families of victims of the bloody war on drugs (WoD) campaign under the Duterte administration will have until August 13, 2021 to submit before the International Criminal Court (ICC) their “representations” following the recent request made by former Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for authorization...
Anti-crime civilians could avail of existing procedures to own and carry guns if they want to help law enforcement agencies in crime fighting as President Duterte had proposed, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Monday, June 28. But if the President wanted to ease the procedures for...
A staunch critic of the Duterte government on Wednesday, June 23 assailed the president and his allies for allegedly trying to “blur” the issue on the endorsement of a International Criminal Court probe into the bloody “war on drugs” in the country. Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has dared investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go to the Philippines to see for themselves the figures and reports about President Duterte's "war on drugs". Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto claimed that...
A youth group lauded the International Criminal Court's decision to investigate the Philippine government's war on drugs. (Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch) In a statement, the League of Filipino Students (LFS) said the investigation is "the right step forward" in holding President Duterte...
Police Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), instructed on Monday, June 21, all police anti-narcotics unit commanders to exercise effective supervision of their men in the conduct of anti-drugs operations as the operational guideline of coordination with the...
Senator Leila de Lima condemned on Saturday, June 19, the killings of teenagers in separate police and military operations. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) "Last month, it was an 18-year old with autism. On Tuesday, a 12-year old Lumad was killed in an alleged indiscriminate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling for Senate inquiry on the “unabated” killings during police operations, particularly the deaths of children and teenagers. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) The opposition senator issued the appeal Friday, June 18, following the death of another teenager,...
Administration ally Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday, June 17, hit the credibility of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda after the latter sought a formal investigation into the alleged murders committed under President Duterte's "war on drugs". Senator Francis...
