Former president Rodrigo Duterte, in his first appearance at the House quad-committee (quad-comm), faced several relatives of victims of alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during his administration’s war on drugs.
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00:00Good morning to all of you. I am Christine Pascual, the mother of Joshua Laksama, the son of Joshua Laksama, who dreams of becoming a gamer.
00:14He was able to attend school at the same time as his loved ones.
00:19I just wanted to ask the mothers, if it were not for the President's law, no one would have been jailed. I hope that no innocent children have died.
00:39We were even more hurt when we found out that there was a reward.
00:44That's how our loved ones' lives were played.
00:49Whether it's a joke or not, he said that his law is not good for us. We look like the poor.
01:02That's why our hearts are getting stronger. This is the only way.
01:07We look like the poor. How can we call upon you and open your hearts?
01:12Until now, what we feel is not a joke.
01:17We just love our families, that's why we are fighting like this.
01:24I hope that there won't be more deaths. I hope that the President's law will be disciplined immediately. Thank you.
01:35Thank you very much.
01:38Next is Ms. Lore Pascual. You have two minutes ma'am.
01:54Good morning everyone. I am Lore Pascual. I am the mother of two children.
02:05This is May 2017. This is a security guard. This is a child.
02:21Four of them were left behind. It's really hard for us.
02:29Until now, there is no justice because there is no proper investigation for the victims.
02:43That's why we are thankful for this opportunity given to us by the Quadcom.
02:51So that we can express what happened to our loved ones.
02:57They were killed without proper investigation.
03:05That's why we know that we are afraid.
03:18But now, we are facing President Duterte.
03:23And we are asking for the truth to be revealed.
03:30So that there will be justice for all the victims, not just my children, but all the victims during the time of President Rodrigo Duterte,
03:43the bloodthirsty killers of war on drugs. Thank you very much.
03:49Next is Ms. Mary Ann Domingo. You have two minutes ma'am.
03:57Good morning to all of you.
04:02I am the wife and mother of the victims of September 16, 2016.
04:10I am here to thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak.
04:18To tell the truth, the war on drugs, we lost our dignity.
04:25We lost our dignity.
04:28The war on drugs was almost controlled.
04:34At that time, we were just sleeping with our family.
04:38We were attacked by the police.
04:40My husband and my son were repeatedly beaten.
04:45After that, we were forced to leave the house.
04:51You can see that my other son was also beaten by the police.
04:58After that, we heard that my husband and son were killed.
05:06At that time, we were almost begging to enter that house.
05:14But we couldn't do anything because there were a lot of police there.
05:18They almost killed the light on our window.
05:22After that, when my husband and son were brought to the hospital,
05:27the police approached us.
05:29I didn't know that it was a funeral.
05:33At that time, my husband and son were still in the hospital.
05:36The police were already there.
05:39At that funeral, I thought that the police were with them.
05:45What they did was almost controlled.
05:49What they did was not right.
05:56We are here hoping that justice will be given to the victims.
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