Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, the lead chairman of the House Quad Committee, criticized former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs as a catastrophic failure, alleging it fueled corruption in the National Police (PNP), allowed impunity, and resulted in widespread human rights violations. Barbers expressed support for Interior Secretary Juan Victor Remulla's claims of a 'grand conspiracy' within the PNP to conceal illegal activities and emphasized the need for a thorough investigation into drug-related police operations from 2016 to 2022. He cited the indictment of 30 police officers, including two generals, over a fabricated drug haul in 2022 as 'indisputable proof' of systemic abuse fostered by Duterte's policies.
THE lead chairman of the House Quad Committee on Tuesday branded former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs as a “catastrophic failure,” claiming it fostered corruption within the National Police , encouraged impunity, and led to rampant human-rights violations.
“While I supported the anti-drug campaign of the previous administration as a necessary response to a growing crisis, it is now undeniable that it became a catastrophic failure,” Barbers said. “This only confirms what we in the QuadCom have uncovered—the Duterte administration’s reward system turned law enforcement into a criminal enterprise. It prioritized kill statistics and inflated accomplishments over genuine reform and public safety,” he pointed out.
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