Hontiveros to Duterte: No honor in deadly drug war

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros confronted former President Rodrigo Duterte, stating there is no honor in his violent anti-drug campaign, famously known as 'tokhang'.

During a Senate hearing investigating the previous administration's war on drugs, Hontiveros recalled Duterte's repeated vows to kill Filipinos in the name of peace and order, stressing that the former President will be taken at his word.

She emphasized that the Senate would now hold him accountable for his words, rejecting the notion that his pronouncements were mere jokes.

Hontiveros highlighted the tragic deaths of thousands of people, including children and babies, during Duterte's drug war.

Government records show at least 6,200 drug suspects were killed in police operations from June 2016 to November 2021, though human rights groups claim the number could be as high as 30,000 due to unreported killings.