Duterte admits planting evidence in Davao City

Former President Rodrigo Duterte attended a House Quad Committee hearing on the previous administration's war on drugs, defying his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte's appeal for him to be excused.

Duterte insisted on staying to testify despite the late hour and was accompanied by his legal counsel Martin Delgra III and former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo.

The Quad Committee proceeded with the hearing to directly question Duterte about his war on drugs, which is blamed for thousands of deaths and is under ICC investigation.

During the hearing, Duterte admitted to planting evidence on a suspected criminal when he was the mayor of Davao City, stating it was "part of strategy."

Retired police colonel Royina Garma has backed the supposed existence of a rewards system in the drug war.

The House quad committee will invite Duterte again to its 12th hearing on November 21, as he is still considered a resource person for discussions on extrajudicial killings and drugs.