I'd say this is a positive thing, and I suppose it is, but it mainly feels like a political hit job by the Marcos family. I won't be shedding any tears for Duterte though...
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My Filipino wife is pretty bent about the whole thing and does indeed think it's a hit job from the Marcos family. And this is a woman who grew up under Marcos and calls herself a loyalist. LOL, she's in bed right now listening to the Filipino news.
(Filipino politics are beyond me, but I'm trying to learn. Call her biased, but at least she lived it, says Marcos brought roads and hospitals and schools, things she never had when she was little.)
You're right. The Marcos family is definitely going to benefit from this especially with their strained relationship. Regardless, Duterte must be brought to justice. The Marcos family should too. It just so happens the Philippines got itself in such a mess today that we got BOTH of them in power. Anyway, we must always be critical of both Duterte and Marcos.
Speaking to thousands of overseas Filipino workers there Sunday, the former president decried the investigation, labelling ICC investigators "sons of whores" while saying he would "accept it" if an arrest were to be his fate.
A completely normal response to charges of crimes against humanity. This man advocated murder. I hope the ICC gets justice for victims.
Was Duterte the guy who bragged about his first murder from when he was like 14 and stabbed someone?
He brags about many crimes then says he never did anything whenever convenient.
TRUMP SAID HE WAS A GREAT MAN 🤣🤣🤣
Right, of course he did...
Why the fuck does he love these dictators so much, and so openly? And why the fuck do people still support that? It's completely insane.
I've thought about this at the very least weekly since his first win and the only place I end up at, time and time again, is stupidity and pure burning hatred for anyone not like they are.
Plus daddy issues
Perhaps if he keeps saying that people who “also happen to be” dictators are great people, then voters won't think he's bad for being a dictator in the short future.
Isn't his daughter the VP?
Yes. Sara Duterte. She has an impending impeachment trial for corruption.
Watching her posts while she was being "hunted" looked like a fat, white, Southern girl being a drama queen. I'll defer to my Filipino wife's opinion on all this, but I'm still catching up on their politics.
In any case, fuck China for fucking with them over the South China Sea.
We got Duterte arrested before Satanyahu, before GTA6
If PH is not part of the ICC now, then who is benefiting from this cooperation?
Filipino here. For some of us, this is a huge step towards justice for the victims of the killings when he was in power. We can't really expect the PHL govt to do something like this given how sketchy it is, so to some people the ICC is the only hope.
I have a question because the article didnt make this that clear: Did he ordered the execution of people even tho theres little to no evidence, that they were engaged I drug trades etc?
Yes. They're "extrajudicial killings". If you were suspected of drugs, you could get shot by the police even with little evidence. Some police would abuse and do things like planting evidence. Police were also awarded bounties for killing suspects.
That's fucked up. Thanks for the info.
Off-topic, just want to say that I love that your name is cows are underrated, with a picture of a cow...way to be!
Its simply a fact
Comment by apt is right. There have also been numerous cases where teens were killed for no reason and put under the war on drugs killings.
These happened while he was president. But he was a long-time mayor of Davao City, where he had a death squad. I assume I don't have to outline the implications of a mayor having his own death squad.
What The actual fuck? How is it legal for a fucking Mayor to have a death squad?
At that point legality doesn't really matter. This is just how "traditional" Philippine politicians are, especially the powerful dynasties in the provinces. Duterte is one of the worst, but he's certainly not the only one here.
So this is part of the reason why the ICC arrest is very much important to us (not everyone, since the guy has a huge following, sadly). He will never be prosecuted here. The hope is that an outside enforcer will properly prosecute and actually lock him and his cronies up for good.
I hope for you, that this guy gets locked up. He devinetively deserves it
BongBong Marcos.
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