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Tag: Duterte drug war

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    ​ Duterte’s drug war claims Chinese casualties

    By Nixcharl C. Noriega  |  Aug 08, 2021 10:38 PM

    Foreigners in the country, mostly Chinese, are also getting killed in the bloody war against illegal drugs by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

    Duterte drug war

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    ‘Ridiculous,’ SC says on drug war records as ‘national security’

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Jun 06, 2021 10:35 PM

    Several times, President Rodrigo Duterte has proudly taken responsibility for the killings in his bloody campaign against illegal drugs. It goes without saying, therefore, that the prosecution of the drug-related killings would have to reach his level.

    Duterte drug war, tokhang

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    Why does DOJ need PNP consent to probe cops in drug war?

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  May 30, 2021 10:00 PM

    The Philippine National Police (PNP) thinks it’s doing the Filipino people a favor in allowing the Department of Justice (DOJ) access to records of 61 cases of killings involving police officers in Duterte’s bloody drug war.

    Duterte drug war, International Criminal Court

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    Drug war logs 186 killings in first quarter of the year amid surge in COVID-19 cases

    By Nixcharl C. Noriega  |  Apr 08, 2021 10:00 PM

    As the country grapples with record high numbers in COVID-19 cases that have forced the government to extend the highly-restrictive lockdown in the “NCR Plus” area, drug-related killings have not abated, reaching 186 in the first three months of this year.

    Duterte drug war

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    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mga update sa paunang pagsusuri ng ICC sa giyera laban sa droga ni Duterte

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 15, 2020 9:43 PM

    Sinabi ng International Criminal Court (ICC) na inaasahan nitong magpasya “sa unang anim na buwan ng taong 2021” kung itutuloy ang pagsisiyasat sa mga hinihinalang krimen laban sa sangkatauhan na ginawa sa giyera kontra iligal na droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

    Duterte drug war, International Criminal Court

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    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Understanding the updates on the ICC’s preliminary examination into Duterte’s drug war

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 15, 2020 8:26 PM

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it expects to decide “in the first half of 2021” whether to pursue an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on illegal drugs.

    Duterte drug war, International Criminal Court

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    ICC finds “reasonable basis” for crimes vs humanity in Duterte’s drug war

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 15, 2020 4:56 PM

    The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday that it has found “reasonable basis to believe” that crimes against humanity were committed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs campaign.

    Duterte drug war, International Criminal Court

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    UN High Commissioner’s report boosts ICC probe on Duterte drug war

    By Romel Regalado Bagares  |  Jun 09, 2020 8:56 AM

    What’s so important about United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s report released last Thursday on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s drug war?

    Duterte drug war, ICC

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    Truth catches up with Duterte’s controversial war on drugs

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Oct 07, 2019 2:32 AM

    It is poetic justice that President Duterte’s brutal drug war, on which he built his presidency, is unraveling not because of the efforts of those who oppose it but because of the greed and impunity of the people that he trusted to carry it out.

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    Banaag blames ‘copy and paste’ re PCOO’s drug 2017 drug figures

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Jul 21, 2019 7:34 AM

    If the objective of the #Real Numbers press conference last Thursday organized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office was to clarify about the conflicting numbers related to President Duterte’s drug war, it left us more confused.

    Duterte drug war, realnumbersph

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