Quad leaders to Dela Rosa: Explain ‘allowances’ from Go Senate President Francis Escudero said any investigation on the Duterte administration’s bloody
October 18, 2024, 12:50 amSenate President Francis Escudero said any investigation on the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs should not be led by either Senator Ronald dela Rosa or Christopher Go as they were implicated in the alleged reward system that incentivized extrajudicial killings of drug suspects.
Hontiveros said the Committee of the Whole, chaired by Escudero, will provide a more encouraging environment for families of victims or survivors to come forward and testify. Quad Comm lead chair Rep. Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Sur and co-chair Rep. Dan Fernandez of Sta. Rosa City said the nature of the cash payments, which Dela Rosa referred to as “allowances,” should be fully explained, including why they were given and to whom.
“Senator Dela Rosa cannot lead this Senate investigation because there is an obvious conflict of interest. He himself carried out the orders under the bloody anti-drug campaign. He was at the helm of this war, so he cannot objectively lead the probe,” Fernandez said.
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