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Press Release - Chiz: Ex-President Duterte's admissions may be a step toward taking responsibility for drug war killings

Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero said today that the statements made by former President Rodrigo Duterte during a public hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee may be a first step for him toward taking full responsibility for the bloody war on drugs undertaken by his administration

While noting that the testimonies made by Duterte during the Senate committee hearing were largely the same as when he was still in power, Escudero said the difference now is that he provided the latest utterings about the war on drugs under oath.

"Ang pinagkaiba kahapon, lahat ng binitiwan niyang salita kahapon ay under oath. Pinanumpahan at sinabi niya na 'yan ay totoo abot sa kanyang nalalaman na pwedeng magamit kung saka-sakali pabor o laban sa kanya," Escudero said.

He said the statements of Duterte were recorded and transcripts of the public hearing will be released for the reference of whichever party is interested and for the general public to peruse.

Unlike before when the spokespersons of former President Duterte defended his strong statements about the killing of drug personalities as merely words said in jest, Escudero said Duterte cannot claim the same now because he testified under oath.

"I think he is proud of the things he did and said. Hindi niya ikinakahiya ang kaniyang ginawa at sinabi. Maliwanag 'yun sa kanyang statement kahapon. Ang sinabi niya kahapon ay 'I am willing to take full responsibility, me, just me.' Paano mo i-ooperationalize 'yun na ako lang? So siguro paraan ito ni Pangulong Duterte para i-operationalize 'yun. Kaya siguro matapang niyang hinaharap, sinasagot at inaamin ang mga bagay na 'yan," Escudero said.

The Senate President took note of the fact that in relation to the killings committed as part of the Duterte administration's war on drugs or during the time of Duterte as mayor of Davao City, not a single case had filed against him, his heads of the Philippine National Police and even the police chiefs of Davao City.

"Siya 'yung walang kaso. Lahat ng former chief PNP at chief of police ng Davao City, walang kaso kaugnay sa pagpatay. Ang may mga kaso 'yung mga pulis na tila nakapikit o nakapiring 'yung mga mata o nakatakip ang mga

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