I stand with the families and victims of extrajudicial killings in welcoming the ICC’s arrest of former Pres. Duterte. Justice demands that this warrant be enforced without delay. Duterte must be placed under the ICC’s jurisdiction immediately. 1/5
Not sorry for bursting your bubble, Kitty Duterte, but you know who else had no warrants of arrest? The tens of thousands of #EJK victims killed by your father’s regime. Ipokrita.
Statement of Leila de Lima on the Arrest of Former President Rodrigo Duterte by the ICC
11 March 2025
This is deeply personal for me.
For almost seven years, I was imprisoned on fabricated charges, accused of crimes I did not commit—all because I dared to speak out against
"Ingat ka sa mga sinasabi mo, baka ma-tokhang ka."
"Umuwi ka ng maaga. Baka mapagkamalan ka."
Commonly-heard phrases that seemingly set the irony to the constant claim that it was "safer" to walk on the streets at night during the Duterte administration.