Story ::: Filipino activists and families of victims of drug wars have a wake after the arrest of ex-president Duterte
:: Manila, Philippines
:: 11 March 2025
:: Christine Pascaul, mother of drug war victim
“Because of our prayers and the people who helped us – we did not expect that we would achieve something like that, to see a president, someone like Duterte, an arrest warrant.”
:: Llore Pasco, mother of victims of drug war
“This is only the start of our fight. Our justice has not yet been achieved because many things will still happen, but we will not stop fighting.”
Duterte, the Maverick -for example mayor who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, received a detention warrant from Hong Kong on Tuesday at the most important airport of Manila.
The “War on Drugs” was the characteristic campaign platform of Duterte that the former public prosecutor wiped into power and he soon made promises he made during vitriolic speeches to kill thousands of drug tanks and users.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos JR said on Tuesday that a plane with former leader Rodrigo Duterte Filipino airspace has left on his way to The Hague.
Marcos said Duterte was arrested in accordance with an Interpol request and that Duterte is expected to be confronted with charges with regard to his war against drugs.
