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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said on Wednesday that he would not attend the hearing by the House of Representatives on the war on drugs under his former boss, then president Rodrigo Duterte, even as he has yet to receive an invitation from the committee that would take on the inquiry.
MANILA, Philippines — The House human rights committee on Tuesday approved a motion to invite former President Rodrigo Duterte to its investigation of the drug war.
NO class suit has been filed against former president Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte for the thousands killed in his bloody war on illegal drugs because the families of victims remain afraid, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno told lawmakers yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The committee on human rights of the House of Representatives is not keen on sending an invitation, much less issuing a subpoena, to former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, but they are free to attend its inquiry on extrajudicial killings during the previous administration’s war against illegal drugs.
MANILA, Philippines — A divided House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading the absolute divorce bill that in nearly four decades only reached plenary debates in the halls of Congress.
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives’ committee on human rights is set to start next week its investigation on alleged extrajudicial killings related to the war on illegal drugs during the time of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
MANILA, Philippines — The House games and amusements committee has approved two measures seeking to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) operations in the country, with its proponents saying it is time to “immediately abolish” the gaming hubs after the government’s apparent failure to address POGO-related crimes in the past five years.
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte will only face Philippine courts and not a “foreign nation,” Sen. Bong Go reiterated yesterday, as he expressed confidence that the Marcos administration will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s investigation on Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity.