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Joint House, Senate probe eyed on killings during Duterte's drug war
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has proposed a joint congressional investigation involving both the House of Representatives and the Senate to probe the previous administration's war on illegal drugs.
He believes a joint committee hearing would be more comprehensive and impartial, allowing for a wider range of questions.
House Committee on Public Order and Safety Chairperson Rep. Dan Fernandez also supports the proposal, stating it would speed up proceedings.
The House Quad Committee has invited former President Rodrigo Duterte to its hearing.
However, Duterte's counsel has informed the committee that the former president cannot attend on Tuesday and requested to defer his appearance until after November 1.
Barbers previously stated the need to create a law to prevent extrajudicial killings, a criticism leveled against Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign which ran from 2016 to 2022 and is alleged by critics to have resulted in over 30,000 deaths.
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Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros views former President Rodrigo Duterte as the "epitome" of the drug war and extrajudicial killings, stating she will question him in a potential Senate probe.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III stated that former President Rodrigo Duterte's attendance at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probe into the drug war on October 28 is now unsure, contradicting earlier assurances from Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.
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The Senate blue ribbon committee will investigate the war on drugs of the Duterte administration, as agreed upon by senators.
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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III believes a parallel Senate investigation into the previous administration's drug war is a "good idea" as it would allow for cross-examination to test witness credibility.
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Senator Bato Dela Rosa confirmed that former President Rodrigo Duterte will attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on October 28 concerning the war on drugs.
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