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The prosecution is precluded from seeking a review of the dismissal and from filing more financing terrorism charges based on the same set of facts.
We fight back until no Duterte will ever sit in power again and rule this country.
Rights advocates said that the arrest of activists during a historic commemoration sends a chilling message about the state of civil liberties in the country.
“EDSA belongs to the people. This is not just a traffic issue. This cannot be regulated like an ordinary place.”
No armed encounter took place based on information from locals.
“The charges against him were meant to silence his union work. Eight years is too long. He should be free.”
“Duterte supporters and their bot network are fabricating lies in their desperation to bury the truth being told by relatives of drug war victims."
“My children are brave. They fight not only for themselves but for the people.
Duterte's anti-drug campaign disproportionately affected the poor and the marginalized.
ICC’s ongoing hearing is important as the Philippine justice system makes it hard for victims and survivors to fight back against a state-enforced policy.
They both emphasized that EDSA was not spontaneous. After 14 years of authoritarian rule, an economic catastrophe, murder, fraud, church mobilization, underground organizing, and a press that was learning how to breathe again, monuments and anniversaries should not be the only things that keep it alive.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Rodrigo Roa Duterte tracks the fight for justice by the families of the ‘war on drugs’ victims, and how Duterte has attempted to evade accountability.
“I filed a case (but) I can still feel that those in power continue to control the justice that I have been waiting for so long.”
This fear was also experienced by Dahlia Cuartero, mother of drug war victim Jesus Daboy. During the homily, Cuartero said that she was harassed by Duterte supporters who sent messages through her social media account.
“To prevent concentration of power of resources in one family."
“We have longed for the moment when he will face his crimes."
Rodrigo Duterte himself ordered the killings several times before, during, and after his Presidential term.
“Whatever your political color, let us unite at Edsa against poverty and corruption. All those involved must be held accountable.”
“The administration and the entire UP system must act decisively to protect their constituents.”
“For us victims, the confirmation of charges against Duterte is an answered prayer. It is clear to us that the ICC shows the call for justice does not end in the Philippines."
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