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Drug war victims dare Marcos: Probe Duterte, Dela Rosa for ‘tokhang’ killings

By Ivel John M. Santos | Jul 21, 2023 7:22 PM

If the Philippine government refuses to cooperate with an international inquiry of the bloody “Tokhang” operations during the Duterte administration, then it should undertake an investigation of the alleged role of former president Rodrigo Duterte to show it is not protecting perpetrators of crimes against humanity and other atrocities. The demand for a probe came […]

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Remulla wants OSG to stop engaging with ICC on drug war probe

By Ivel John M. Santos | Jul 19, 2023 6:14 PM

While Malacanang continued to remain silent, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he will advise Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to stop engaging with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its rejection of the government’s appeal to stop the resumption of the investigation on the Philippines’ war on drugs

ICC, International Criminal Court, Rodrigo Duterte, War on drugs

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‘Nagpatay-patayan ako’

By VERA Files | May 09, 2023 7:00 AM

Nagpatay-patayan si Efren Morillo para makaligtas sa Oplan Tokhang noong 2016. ‘Yung apat na kasama niya patay lahat. Pinaghinalaan silang nagdodroga. Pakinggan natin ang kwento ni Efren dito sa Episode 1 ng Season 2 ng What the F?! Podcast ng VERA Files.

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Packs of shabu seized in a warehouse in Baguio City on March 29, 2023 Photo courtesy of DILG FB page

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338 kg of shabu still missing from P6.7B haul

By Tita C. Valderama | May 08, 2023 11:30 AM

Is it farfetched to think that police officers themselves have formed their own drug syndicate, competing with those they should be busting?

PDEG, shabu

Screengrab from House of Representative Hearing

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P6.7B shabu haul: A game of the generals

By Tita C. Valderama | May 01, 2023 12:04 PM

More than six months have passed and the people involved are coming out with more conflicting statements about what happened. When can we see an end to this? Would more generals get embroiled in this case?

PDEG, shabu

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ICC public counsel shoots down PH appeal to stop probe on Duterte’s drug war

By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS | Apr 20, 2023 3:41 PM

The government has suffered another setback in its effort to stop the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on drug-related crimes during the Duterte administration as an office of public lawyers in the tribunal shot down all the arguments it presented. In an April 18 submission, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) […]

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‘Massive cover-up’ in P6.7B drug haul

By Tita C. Valderama | Apr 17, 2023 11:30 AM

It presents a good opportunity for the good men in the PNP and the PDEA to purge the bad ones and restore the public’s trust in the organization.

Benhur Abalos, drug war, PDEA, PNP

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ICC denies PH request to suspend drug war investigation

By Ivel John M. Santos | Mar 28, 2023 8:49 AM

The International Criminal Court has thrown out the government’s request to suspend its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, removing one hurdle for the resumption of the probe.

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PH notes errors in ICC ruling on drug probe, presses for reversal

By Ivel John M. Santos and Tatiana Maligro | Mar 15, 2023 9:21 AM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) made “legal errors” in its decision to allow the resumption of its investigation into the Duterte administration’s controversial war on drugs and should reverse the ruling, the government said in its appeal brief filed on March 13. “It is submitted that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) committed several errors of law […]

Duterte administration, ICC, Menardo Guevarra, War on drugs

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Unable or unwilling?

By Tita C. Valderama | Mar 06, 2023 12:36 PM

While they were quick to defend Duterte et al. from being prosecuted, they were too slow in taking up the cudgels for the victims who are mostly from poor families. That does not give a picture of a well-functioning and independent judicial system.

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