Go slams ICC probe on Duterte drug war

Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go this week said he supported the Philippine government’s position opposing the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the Duterte administration’s bloody drug war.

Go, who had served as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s special assistant, said judgment on the legacy of the previous administration’s anti-drug campaign should be left to the Filipino people and not to foreign investigators.

“Kayo ang humusga, ang Pilipino ang dapat humusga, kung nakakalakad ba tayo ngayon sa gabi na hindi nasasaktan at hindi nababastos, ang ating mga anak na hindi sinasaktan ng mga drug addict. Pilipino ang dapat humusga, hindi mga banyaga,” he said in a statement Sunday.

Go also thanked his fellow senators Robinhood Padilla, Jinggoy Estrada, Francis Tolentino, and Ron- ald “Bato” dela Rosa for defending the government’s position when they met with representatives of the European Parliament (EP) last week.

Dela Rosa had described the European Union (EU) parliamentarians as acting like the “world police” during their meeting and criticized their alleged interference with Philippine sovereignty when they expressed support for the ICC.

Go said he shared Dela Rosa’s sentiments, noting that he was a co-author of a Senate resolution defending Duterte from the ICC.

“Alam n’yo, dapat Pilipino po ang dapat humusga sa Pilipino. May judicial system naman po tayo na nirerespeto natin at pinagkakatiwalaan,” he said.

A similar resolution was also filed in the House of Representatives, authored by former President and current Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria MacapaFGO, P10

Victims of the massive fire that gutted down thousand of houses across three barangays in Davao City received aid from the Office of First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte.

The fire occurred over the weekend affecting 2,000 families and gutting down more than a thousand houses in the three barangays, 21-C; 22-C and 23-C.

Rep. Duterte immediately extended assistance to the victims. The First Congressional District office staff members distributed emergency food packs the follow- ing day, February 26, to the victims who are currently housed at Barangay 21-C Gymnasium in Piapi Boulevard. Each family will also receive hot meals for five days.

Based on the report of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao (BFP-Davao) there are 1,200 houses were destroyed by the fire that started at a coastal area in Barangay 21-C.

Senior Fire Officer 4 Ramil Gillado, spokesper- son of BFP-Davao, said that the houses that were destroyed were mostly made of light materials, with the damage estimated at around P9 million.

There was no reported injury or death from the incident.

Dabawenyos impacted by man-made and natural disasters have been receiving emergency aid and food packs from Rep. Duterte’s office.