The Quad Committee will focus on alleged drug smuggling done through various ports across the country when it resumes hearings on Tuesday, panel lead
Members of the House Quad Committee in a public hearing on November 13, 2024. chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said.
Earlier this month, a Pulse Asia survey showed that 6 out of 10 Filipinos are in favor of the House Quad Committee’s probe into EJKs, illegal drugs, and illegal POGO activities. The Commission on Human Rights, for its part, said in December it supports a recommendation of the Quad Comm to file crimes against humanity charges against those involved in EJKs during the Duterte administration.
“The CHR views the collective action of the Philippine government and civil society towards supporting the victims of extrajudicial killings and their families as a crucial step in reshaping the Philippines’ drug policy in a way that upholds human rights, justice and accountability. No one, regardless of position or rank, should be allowed to stand above the law,” the CHR said.
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