The bloody drug war he had waged left thousands dead at the hands of the police and vigilantes.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte at the Senate hearing on Oct 28 over the bloody drug war he had waged.
Brash and unapologetic, as is his wont, Mr Duterte admitted at the hearing that during his term as president, he had ordered the police to encourage drug suspects to fight back so officers could justify killing them. The Senate and ICC are conducting investigations into the allegations of state-sanctioned killings during the Philippines’ crackdown on drugs.
In the Philippines, people giving testimony at senatorial hearings are generally not accorded such leeway to express themselves. Rather, those being investigated for alleged wrongdoing tend to be on their best behaviour while in the hot seat. For instance, embattled former mayor Alice Guo, a suspected Chinese spy, was grilled by senators in September amid ongoing investigations into her alleged ties to Chinese crime syndicates.
Mr Duterte himself signalled plans to run for mayor of Davao, the family stronghold, in the midterm polls in May 2025.
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