FIVE mothers belonging to the Liberal Party (LP) have asked the Duterte administration to “reassess” its bloody battle against illegal drugs which has also spawned an alarming number of summary killings.
The LP lawmakers led by Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad joined partymate, Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat, in calling for a probe of the hundreds of men and women killed by the administration’s six-week crackdown “many of them unproven drug pushers or addicts, and all of them denied their right to due process or the chance to defend themselves.”
They said the death of innocent victims such as Jefferson Bunuan and Rowena Tiamson was “unacceptable” as the killings have mostly targeted marginalized individuals “who also deserve a fair trial, to due process, and ultimately, to justice—belong appropriately to all Filipinos, whether they be victims or suspects of a crime, whether they be rich or poor.” TVJ