1 day ago · Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Garma is under investigation, not persecution, for her role in the alleged monetary incentive scheme for police officers who killed drug suspects. The program was reportedly modeled after the “Davao template” from Duterte’s time as mayor of Davao City.

Aug 23, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — Itinuro si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mastermind umano sa Extra Judicial Killings (EJK) ng tatlong convicted Chinese drug lords sa loob ng maximum security facility...

Mar 12, 2025 · Two House Representatives, Zia Alonto Adiong and Jude Acidre, urged the public to concentrate on the victims of alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the context of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) move to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Nov 1, 2024 · The horrific details of the drug war surfaced anew in this week’s Senate hearing on EJK, with its chief architect, former president Rodrigo Duterte justifying the crime.

Mar 20, 2025 · MANILA, Philippines — Following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, human rights groups have reported a rise in sexist and hate speech targeting female relatives of drug war victims and...

Apr 2, 2025 · Bail sought for Rody; lawyers say naming 30k EJK victims unnecessary. News. Nicholas Kaufman By Rex Espiritu. April 2, 2025, 12:30 am ... What is important is to show that there was a [state] policy [authorizing EJKs]… and a Davao Death Squad when Duterte was president,” he said in Filipino. “They [prosecution] need to show that there ...

3 days ago · Duterte is currently detained in The Hague, where he will be tried for murder as a crime against humanity in connection with the thousands of EJKs committed when he was Davao City mayor and later ...

Oct 28, 2024 · Extrajudicial killings (EJK) have long served as a weapon wielded by state fascists to quell mass resistance and spread terror. Rodrigo Duterte is accountable for the extrajudicial killings of up to 30,000 drug suspects, but he is likewise responsible for the summary execution of 422 political activists and the frustrated extrajudicial killing ...

Mar 13, 2025 · MANILA – In the wake of the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang on Thursday called for a balanced perspective on the issue, urging the public to consider both sides of the story, especially the alleged victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that occurred during Duterte’s administration.

Dec 21, 2024 · Garma admitted during a Quad Comm hearing that former President Rodrigo Duterte and other high-ranking officials during his term operationalized the so-called “Davao model” of EJKs on a nationwide scale, rewarding cops for every drug suspect killed with incentives ranging from P20,000 to P1 million.