A mother’s lament on Duterte’s drug war: ‘Only those in slippers are killed’

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 09/14/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Death came swiftly for 21-year-old John Jezreel David in the hands of policemen in Manila but the family’s quest for justice is moving ever so slowly two years after. “We do not lose hope.…

PNP: Only 253 cops face raps in 6,600 drug slays

DJ Yap - Philippine Daily Inquirer 09/14/2019

MANILA — A majority of police officers involved in operations that killed more than 6,000 suspects in President Duterte’s war on drugs since 2016 have not been criminally charged, the Philippine National Police told House members on…

Husband-and-wife tandem caught peddling drugs

Benjie B. Talisic 01/05/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Regret came too late for this couple. “Ulahi na ang pagbasol.” These were the words uttered by Basilio Baclaan, 52, as he was handcuffed along with his wife, Virginia Morga, 46, just…

Tanods undergo drug test

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/24/2018

At least 900 barangay tanods from 49 barangays in Cebu City underwent a surprise drug test at the Cebu City Hall this morning (September 24). The drug test was conducted after the distribution of their honoraria. According…

Duterte defends drug war before Israeli businessmen

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

JERUSALEM – President Rodrigo Duterte vigorously defended his brutal war on drugs before Israeli businessmen, telling them that he values the “sanctity of life” even though critics brand him as a murderer. ”They said the criminals are…

Lacson urges Duterte: Leave ‘drug war’ to cops; focus on economy

Inquirer 09/02/2018

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to leave his administration’s drive against illegal drugs to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and focus instead on the economy amid soaring inflation rate and other fiscal issues…

Lacson urges Duterte: Leave ‘drug war’ to cops

Inquirer.net 09/01/2018

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to leave his administration’s drive against illegal drugs to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and focus instead on the economy amid soaring inflation rate and other fiscal issues…

DU30’s relentless drug war

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 07/26/2018

As expected there are different reactions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s reasons to continue the war on drugs, especially when he said in his SONA that it is because of his concern for human lives. There are those…

Gordon, Gatchalian urge PNP to submit drug war info

Inquirer.net 04/08/2018

At least two senators on Sunday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to heed the call of the Supreme Court (SC) and submit investigation reports on the killing of drug suspects in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on…

Trumps adopts Duterte stance in drug war

Inquirer.net 03/21/2018

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Embracing the tough penalties favored by global strongmen, US President Donald Trump on Monday brandished the death penalty as a fitting punishment for drug traffickers fueling the opioid epidemic. The scourge has torn…

With Lim, Espinosa off the hook, drug war clearly targets poor – Bam

Inquirer.net 03/13/2018

Senator Bam Aquino on Tuesday slammed the dismissal of illegal drugs charges against Cebu businessman and self-confessed drug trafficker Kerwin Espinosa as proof that the war on drugs only targets the poor. In a resolution dated on…

On covering anti-drug operations

Editorial 09/08/2017

Should reporters and correspondents join anti-drug operations if only to prove that there are no killings of drug suspects contrary to claims of their families and rights groups? That’s the question that arose after President Rodrigo Duterte…

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