“Buti pa siya, nakatikim ng tamang proseso kung paano hulihin,” said Kristina Conti, lawyer of drug war victims, following Duterte’s arrest for the ICC's probe into the drug-related killings in the Philippines.
There is reason to believe that more warrants of arrest would be issued for other personalities involved in the ICC’s probe of drug-related killings, following the Court's issuance of a warrant of arrest to Duterte.
The Philippine government has the option to speed up the turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC following his arrest on Tuesday upon arrival from Hong Kong.
COMMENTARY: But what if Duterte doesn’t get home and chooses to live the life of an exile in China?
"Okay na 'to" or "pwede na" should never be a consideration, particularly in positions that allocate trillions of pesos in public funds, formulate policies and programs, and implement these supposedly for the majority of Filipinos, not for their partisan and personal interests.
In the certified list of candidates for Antique Representative, the name of Sen. Loren Legarda’s brother appeared as “Legarda, AA Inday Loren.”
Congress is not a charitable institution to distribute ayuda or dole-outs, guarantee letters, or recommendations for employment. Nor is it an institution for lawbreakers or those who'd twist the definition of political dynasty to justify the existence of multiple family members in public office.
Authors Marites Dañguilan Vitug and Camille Elemia raise the question: What can be done to make Filipinos believe that Duterte’s embrace of China is plain treachery?
A Facebook user claimed that Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the building of condos on land where the poor live.
A TikTok user falsely claimed that the crowd chanted Duterte at Marcos slate proclamation rally in Iloilo.
