Former Pres. Duterte Invited by House QuadComm amid Investigation of his Admin’s Anti-Drugs Campaign
HOUSE QUADCOMM – The House Quad Committee formally invited former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte into a drug war probe.
The Duterte administration’s most popular campaign was the fight against drugs. Former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte was already vocal about his pursuit even before he became the chief executive of the Philippines. He started his campaign in Davao City.
For six (6) years, the Duterte administration worked hand in hand with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the implementation of the drug war. The campaign earned different reactions from the people.
There are Filipinos who lauded the anti-drugs campaign of the Duterte administration while there are those who question its implementation. There are deaths linked to the drug war of the previous administration and there are a lot of other issues surrounding the campaign.
Amid the issues and accusations, the allies of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte has continually defended the former chief executive. Senator Bong Go previously defended Duterte saying there was “standing ovation” then when the then-President would mention about his war on drugs in his speeches for SONA.
The lawmaker stressed questions asking why the former President is being blamed and why he is allegedly alone now. Go was the long-time aide of the former Chief Executive and has been with him even before he became president.
Amid the issues, based on a report on PhilStar, the House QuadComm has formally invited former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte into a hearing over the war on drugs.
“The joint committee respectfully invites you to attend the inquiry to provide valuable insights and shed light on the issues under discussion,” part of the letter invitation signed by House Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said.
The House QuadComm invitation was dated October 18. Based on the report, Barbers told Duterte to submit to the secretariat of the committee beforehand if he has a presentation or an opening statement. Duterte nor his camp has yet to issue a statement.
In the Senate, Sen. Bong Go has filed a resolution seeking for the investigation of the Duterte drug war. He stressed that the campaign has positive impacts in the society but the questions regarding the campaign must be shed light on.
Prior to Go filing a Senate resolution, Senator Bato dela Rosa who is also a close ally of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte expressed an intent to launch a probe on the drug war of the previous administration. Dela Rosa was the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during Duterte’s term thus, countless people have negative reactions on the senator’s plan.