PDP Laban, chaired by former President Rodrigo Duterte, condemned the recommendation of the House Quad Committee (QuadComm) to file charges against the former Chief Executive over the past administration’s war on drugs.
“The PDP Laban strongly condemns the move of the House of Representatives QuadComm recommending the filing of charges against former President Duterte, Senators Bato dela Rosa, Bong Go, among others, over the alleged crimes committed during anti-drug war of the past administration. This act by Quadcomm is clearly politically motivated and with no clear legal and evidentiary basis,” Duterte’s political party said on Thursday.
PDP Laban also said that the testimonies made before the 13 marathon QuadComm investigations were obtained under pressure or coercion, with the resource persons always threatened with contempt “if they did not follow the script of QuadComm.”
PDP Laban also said that the QuadComm conducted the probe without due process and a strong bias against Duterte, which carried over to the investigation of another House committee attempting to pin down Vice President Sara Duterte on alleged fund misuse.
The PDP Laban was referring to the House good government and public accountability inquiry on the budget use of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Education department during the tenure of Vice President and Education Secretary, including P612.5 million worth of confidential funds.
“This clearly shows that the House of Representatives has launched a carefully planned, well-funded, but poorly executed demolition job against the former President and his allies ahead of the 2025 elections,” the party said.
“No amount of black propaganda or disinformation can ever change the unprecedented anti-crime legacy of the Duterte administration,” the party added.
In a separate interview, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said It will be up to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assess the recommendation of the QuadComm.
“It’s the Department of Justice who has to make the assessment. The QuadComm made recommendations, and that is the process,” Marcos said.
“It is [part of] their (Congress) oversight function. The DOJ will see if it is time to file cases [against these people],” Marcos added.
Police records have listed 6,200 drug war deaths but human rights groups lists drug war deaths as around 30,000.
—VAL, GMA Integrated News
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