Former president Gloria Arroyo, now House senior deputy speaker, led a group of 19 lawmakers in filing a resolution urging the lower chamber to support former president Rodrigo Duterte, who faces a potential ICC probe over his bloody drug war. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now House senior deputy speaker, led a group of 19 lawmakers in filing a resolution urging the lower chamber to support former president Rodrigo Duterte, who faces a potential International Criminal Court probe over his bloody drug war.
The court has said it was not satisfied with materials provided by the Philippines to prove that it is willing and able to genuinely investigate the killings on its own.from the notorious anti-narcotics campaign is around 6,000, based on police records, but human rights groups believe the fatalities could go as high as 30,000.
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