By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday (17 Oct 2024) said that Senate Committee of the Whole should be the one to conduct the hearings on war on drugs.
“Napaka-importante na malaman natin ang katotohanan ukol dyan sa madugong war on drugs. Lalo na para sa mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng EJK. So, ipapanukala ko po sa Senate leadership na magkaroon ng Senate Committee of the Whole kung saan buong Senado ang mag-iimbestiga sa war on drugs ng nakaraang administrasyon,” she said in a radio interview.
“Dahil sa pamamagitan niyang Senate Committee of the Whole, umaasa ako na mas panatag at mas maieengganyo rin na sumali at tumestigo ang victim survivors ng war on drugs,” the senator added.
The Senate President will lead the investigation if the hearings will be conducted by committee of the whole, Hontiveros said.
“Pero ang kagandahan din po ng Senate Committee of the Whole ay lahat po ng buong senado ang may pantay-pantay na karapatan na mag-imbestiga sa paksang iyon,” she added.
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa will launch a motu proprio investigation on the war on drugs where he said he will invite former president Rodrigo Duterte to attend the hearing.
Dela Rosa is the chairman of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs.
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