00:00Following the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:03the children of the victims of extrajudicial killings in the Duterte administration became emotional.
00:09Here is the national news of Mela Lesmoras of PTV Manila.
00:15Until now, Ms. Lorna still feels very painful
00:19that her son Christian is just a picture in her mind.
00:23In 2020, he died after being mercilessly shot by a riding in tandem
00:29because he was mistakenly addicted to drugs.
00:32Ms. Lorna is adamant that her son is not an addict
00:36and it's a good thing, that's why she is so angry and humiliated with what happened.
00:41I haven't been able to sleep for five months
00:44because I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep
00:47because I asked the Lord a lot of questions about why.
00:50It was so painful.
00:52I wanted to steal the gun of my son
00:55to kill him, but I didn't do it
00:58but I was really blind back then.
01:00Ms. Lorna is just one of the children of the victims of the extrajudicial killings or EJK
01:06that happened in a mosque in Payatas, Quezon City.
01:10Here, the group thanked the historic arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:16because of his war on drugs back then.
01:18They prayed that the truth would be continued
01:23Especially until now, they still haven't been able to accept the arrest of their relatives.
01:28We are so poor.
01:30Now, I am thankful that Duterte was arrested.
01:33I hope he dies.
01:35I am not afraid to throw a gun here.
01:38I will fight, I will fight for drugs.
01:41I am happy because Duterte was able to kill my son.
01:50I feel so painful because my grandchildren are also suffering.
01:54How can my grandchildren finish their college education?
01:58As long as he pays for his crimes, that's what I want to happen to him.
02:04According to Father Bong Sarabia,
02:06one of the brothers who supports the children of the EJK victims,
02:11they will continue to monitor the issue until the former president is punished.
02:17Well, we really ask for justice.
02:20For Duterte to be jailed,
02:23so that he will know the terrible things that happened here in our country.
02:30Those who were killed in the war on drugs,
02:33they hope that one day, they will also be able to get justice.
02:37From PTV, Melales Moras, for Balitang Pambansa.
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