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Congressmen are determined to compel former President Duterte and his closest associates to appear before a House inquiry in the wake of explosive testimonies given by whistleblowers implicating them in various illegal activities, including the murder of thousands of supposed drug personalities.
In the Aug. 22 hearing, persons deprived of liberty Leopoldo Tan Jr. and Fernando Magdadaro testified that Duterte ordered the killings of three Chinese drug lords detained at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Davao del Norte in 2016. For his part, Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante, who heads the panel on human rights, said Duterte, Go and Dela Rosa must take every opportunity to speak up to save their reputations.
For his part, Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers warned ex-Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma to attend the next scheduled hearing or face arrest. Testimonies presented to the committee implicated Garma, a retired police lieutenant colonel, in the extrajudicial killings of three Chinese nationals — Chu Kin Tung, Jackson Li, and Wong — who were serving sentences for drug-related offenses at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm.
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