Families of Filipino 'drug war' victims urge accountability in Duterte investigation

Record ID: 1982938

  • Title: Families of Filipino 'drug war' victims urge accountability in Duterte investigation
  • Date: 12th March 2025
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) MOTHER OF KILLED DRUG WAR VICTIM, EMILY SORIANO, SAYING: “I hope all the people involved with (Rodrigo) Duterte, like Bato (Ronald Dela Rosa) Bong Go and the police force in the community, they should be with Duterte and not just Duterte being the only one accountable.” SORIANO SHOWING PHOTO OF KILLED SON PHOTO OF SORIANO’S SON (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino)
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  • Keywords: Duterte Hague ICC Philippines drugs president war
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Fundamental Rights/Civil Liberties,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002810112032025RP1
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  • Story Text: Families of victims killed in former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s "drug war" on Wednesday (March 12) demanded more accountability in the investigation of the ex-leader's administration.
    Emily Soriano, mother of a 15-year-old boy who was killed in one of Duterte’s crackdowns in 2016, emotionally told a news conference in Manila how her son was gunned down and urged the public to hold not only Duterte, but other officials, accountable.
    Duterte, a maverick ex-mayor and former prosecutor who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, was arrested early on Tuesday (March 11), marking the biggest step yet in the International Criminal Court's (ICC) probe into alleged crimes against humanity during an anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousands and drew condemnation around the world.
    The war on drugs was the signature campaign platform that swept to power the mercurial crime-buster nicknamed "the punisher," who soon delivered on promises he made during vitriolic speeches that thousands of drug pushers would be killed.
    (Production: Artorn Pookasook, Peter Blaza)
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