Posts by tag: drug war

We have barely survived six years of a drug war that has left the nation bloodied and divided, yet two years after the end of the Duterte presidency that started it, we are seeing another kind of drug war happening.

The Marcos Jr. government will not stop the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor from interviewing five former police officers who are suspects in the previous Duterte administration’s war on drugs campaign.

VP Sara Duterte allegedly approved and designed the “Oplan Tokhang” operation against drug users and dealers during her term as Davao City Mayor, which allegedly involved burying drug suspects.

Vice President Duterte differs on this matter, and on Friday, December 1, has reportedly submitted her position letter to the Department of Justice.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines- For the past seven years, former senator and justice secretary Leila de Lima has faced two uphill…

Progressive groups hailed the release of former Senator Leila de Lima who had been in prison for almost seven years.