House probe: Duterte accused of leading ‘grand criminal enterprise’ behind drug war

Krixia Subingsubing - @inquirerdotnet 12/14/2024

Former President Rodrigo Duterte is accused of being at the center of a “criminal enterprise” that used the war on drugs as a front to profit from the same problem he vowed to eliminate. This was revealed…

Singson opposes ICC probe on Duterte: We have laws here

11/18/2024

International Criminal Court (ICC) representatives should not be allowed to enter the country to investigate former President Rodrigo Duterte, says senatorial aspirant Luis “Chavit” Singson. “I don’t think anything will come out of that,” Singson said. “First…

Task force probing Duterte’s possible violation of humanitarian law

Tetch Torres-Tupas 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday confirmed that the task force looking into extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the drug war is also probing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s possible violation of Republic Act 9581…

Duterte admits to planting evidence on suspected criminals as Davao mayor

Faith Argosino 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted to planting evidence on a suspected criminal when he was the mayor of Davao City “as part of their strategy.” Duterte said this to quad committee co-chairman and…

Duterte dares ICC to start drug war probe: ‘Baka mamatay na ako’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 11/13/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has challenged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to immediately begin its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during his administration’s anti-drug campaign, saying he might die before the probe…

Quad comm offers to pay for Duterte’s airfare so he can join probe

Faith Argosino 11/10/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the House of Representatives quad committee looking into President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s bloody drug war offered to shoulder his airfare and accommodations just so he could attend its hearings. Quad comm leaders…

Duterte’s statements at Senate probe angers ‘Tokhang’ victims kin

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 11/02/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Families of the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) strongly reacted to the appearance of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the Senate hearing investigating the EJKs. During Monday’s Senate blue ribbon subcommittee hearing, Duterte admitted…

Hontiveros: Duterte must face human laws before punishment in hell

Charie Abarca 10/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines – Former president Rodrigo Duterte, who dropped several stunning revelations regarding his war on drugs during a Senate inquiry on Monday must be held accountable to human law before being punished in hell, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said.…

Former President Duterte to Senate: I have a death squad

Marlon Ramos - Reporter / @MRamosINQ 10/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, faced for the first time a Senate inquiry into his administration’s brutal crackdown on narcotics, where he confessed to keeping a seven-member “death squad” that had carried out his…

Duterte to drug users: Doon sila sa impyerno at doon tayo magkita

Charie Abarca 10/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte, in his profanity-laced-testimony on Monday, said he does not intend to save drug users and suspects, daring them instead to go to hell and meet him there. Duterte made the…

Duterte on drug war: ‘I and I alone take full legal responsibility’

Maila Ager 10/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines—  Former President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would take “full legal, moral responsibility” for his administration’s bloody war on drugs which resulted in the deaths of thousands of drug suspects. Duterte made this admission when he faced…

Duterte defends drug war: I did what I had to do to protect the people

Charie Abarca 10/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — “I did what I had to do.” This was what former President Rodrigo Duterte had to say when asked on Monday what he could tell the public about his administration’s brutal anti-drug campaign. In…

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