Sa ika-136 na sesyon ng United Nations Human Rights Committee sa Geneva noong Oktubre 11, muling iginiit ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla ang posisyon ng gobyerno na ang International Criminal Court (ICC) ay “nawalan na ng hurisdiksyon” sa Pilipinas. Ito ay kulang sa konteksto.
Hopefully, all other drug suspects will be treated in the same way the law enforcers handled the case of the Justice secretary's son, regardless of their economic status or high connections.
Interviewed on ANC’s Headstart on July 18, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa claimed that former president Rodrigo Duterte never ordered the killing of anyone involved in drugs. This is inaccurate.
Sa panayam sa Headstart ng ANC noong Hulyo 18, sinabi ni Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi kailanman ipinag-utos ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagpatay sa sinumang sangkot sa droga. Ito ay hindi totoo.
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an order requesting both the Philippine government and victims of its “war on drugs” to submit comments on the request of Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume the drug war probe.
Human rights groups welcomed on Saturday the move of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan for the continuation of the investigation into the Philippine drug war after the Duterte administration failed to convince the office that it is investigating all allegations of crimes against humanity.
Six years after declaring a war against drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte sees no end to such problem.
Anim na taon matapos magdeklara ng giyera laban sa droga, walang nakikitang katapusan sa problema si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
As leases expire after five years, it affects victims of the 'war on drugs' - which Amnesty International has called a 'war on the poor' with heightened urgency.
Thinking of the "drug war", certain images come to mind: darkened crime scenes, dead bodies on the floor with cardboards tagging victims as drug users, the police fending off a crime scene from grieving families and spectators in shock. One of the most known photographs of the ongoing drug war in the Philippines was taken by Raffy Lerma. In this image that was later called the Pieta, Jennilyn Olayres is seen holding her partner, Michael Siaron, who was shot to death by motorcycle-riding gunmen.
