ICYMI: Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to extend assistance to the relatives of victims of extra-judicial killings in the Duterte administration’s brutal war on drugs.
“Nandito lang po ako, nandito lang iyong aking opisina. Kapag may kailangan—kahit pa kailangan lang ng kakuwentuhan, bukas na bukas po iyong aming pinto sa inyong lahat,” she said.
Robredo likewise expressed hope that the victims’ kin would not lose hope despite their loss, and continue to better their lives as an offering to the victims. “Marami tayong puwedeng gawin. Pero sana hindi tayo mawalan ng lakas ng loob, dahil bukas ay marami pang puwedeng mangyari,” Robredo said. “Hindi na natin mababalik iyong buhay ng mga nawala sa atin, pero kapag pinagbuti natin ang buhay natin, parang iyon na din iyong alay natin sa kanila: na kahit wala na sila dito ay siniguro ninyo na iyong mga naiwan nila ay napapangalagaan,” she added.Robredo has lent her voice to Duterte’s drug war, and had been very critical of human rights violations into supposed state-sponsored killings.
Duterte’s drug war has gained local and international condemnation, and he several officials are now facing a complaint for allegedly committing a
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