While Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc agreed with the war on illegal drugs by the previous administration, he strongly disagreed on the extrajudicial killings that happened during the operations conducted by law enforcers. Palpal-latoc cited the statement of former...
Filipinos should be the judge of the impact of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and not foreign entities. Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, a known close ally of the former president, reiterated this stance as he backs the Marcos government's decision to disengage from the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 19 renewed her call for the Philippines to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the drug killings instigated by the Duterte administration. Sen. Risa Hontiveros...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday, July 18 said he won’t go into hiding should the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes to the Philippines to arrest him. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB Photo) Dela Rosa, former Philippine National Police (PNP)...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the Philippine government's appeal to stop the investigation into the Duterte administration's deadly war against drugs. Presiding Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut read the decision on Tuesday afternoon as the division...
A police officer has been jailed for up to 40 years for the kidnapping and killing of a South Korean businessman during former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents seen by AFP on Thursday, June 9, show. Jee Ick-joo was abducted from his home in Angeles City in October 2016 by a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, June 8 expressed her frustration over the denial of former Senator Leila de Lima’s petition for bail. “I am deeply frustrated over the prolonged detention of former Sen. Leila De Lima. She deserves a speedy trial as enshrined in our Constitution,”...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not interested to serve as an anti-drug czar under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Joey Dalumpines/Presidential Photo) “Mukha hindi na rin tama (It doesn’t seem right anymore),” Duterte...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Going after syndicates involved in the illegal drug trade is the current administration's priority action to curb the illegal drug problem in the Philippines. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Steering away from his predecessor's...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (Facebook) Did policeman-turned-lawmaker Rep. Bonifacio Bosita of 1-Rider Party-list casually admit that a "quota system" was implemented in the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the time of former president Rodrigo Duterte? It sounds like it, based on...
There is nothing more that the Philippines can do but to disengage after the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected the country's appeal to suspend the drug war probe. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stated this when sought for a comment on the ICC's decision on the sideline of the...
