{"id":12472,"date":"2025-03-16T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T02:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=12472"},"modified":"2025-03-17T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:59:46","slug":"palace-dont-forget-victims-of-duterte-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/palace-dont-forget-victims-of-duterte-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"PALACE: DON\u2019T FORGET VICTIMS OF DUTERTE DRUG WAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>FILIPINOS should not forget those who died in the bloody war against drugs by former president Rodrigo R. Duterte during his administration instead of glorifying the accused.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSiguro po pag-usapan din po natin \u2018yung mga\u2019y diumano\u2019y biktima. Hindi dapat puro sa kanila (accused) nakatuon ang atensiyon ng tao,\u201d Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press officer Claire Castro said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1ang, Castro said, \u201cHindi napapansin sa ngayon ano ang naranasan ng mga biktima? Ano ang naranasan ng mga pamilyang naiwan ng kanilang mga kamag-anak na diumano\u2019y biktima ng EJK (extrajudicial killing).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Castro said the public appears to have forgotten those killed during the war on drugs because the current discussion focuses on suspects accused of carrying out the drug war.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBakit parang nago-glorify pa natin sa ngayon \u2018yung naaakusahan ng murder at crimes against humanity?\u201d Castro said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":12474,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jail-him-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jail-him-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jail-him-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jail-him-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jail-him.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSana po ang taong-bayan, buksan naman nila ang isip. Tingnan po nila: Ano ang naramdaman ng mga tao, ng pamilya na naging biktima ng EJK?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Palace official also dismissed notions that the former president\u2019s arrest based on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant was a demolition job. She pointed out that the case against Duterte was filed years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duterte was taken into custody by Philippine authorities in compliance with the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). He was subsequently handed over to the custody of the ICC on March 12.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The former president, who faces charges of crimes against humanity, made his initial appearance before the ICC on March 14, 2025 (Friday night in Manila).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILIPINOS should not forget those who died in the bloody war against drugs by former president Rodrigo R. 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