As Duterte sparks fireworks in the House, a mother weeps

MANILA, Philippines – As former president Rodrigo Duterte sparked fireworks during the House quad committee hearing on Wednesday, November 13, Mary Ann Domingo – whose husband and son were killed in a police operation during the drug war days – wept.

“Sa CR, umiiyak ako, naalala ko ‘yung mag-ama ko na para bang gusto kong humingi ng tawad sa kanila na hanggang dito lang ‘yung nagawa naming kalakasan,” Domingo said when she and the other mothers left the hearing past 9 pm.

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