Stories of indiscriminate and willful brutalities in Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs gain increasing credence as more informants come forward to testify at hearings in Congress now that he has been out of the presidency for more than two years.
These stories are not just affirmed but enriched with fresh details in testimonies by self-confessed participants in the plotting and prosecution of that war, which left thousands dead, mostly small fry like drug retailers, passers, and users.