00:00Some of the victims of extrajudicial killings are emotional when they recall their loved ones who were killed in the war on drugs by the previous administration.
00:14Former President Rodrigo Duterte has now been arrested.
00:17They long for justice to be served.
00:21That's what Mela Las Moras wrote.
00:23Until now, Ms. Lorna is still in pain because of the images of her son Christian.
00:34He died in 2020 after a reckless shooting of a riding in tandem because he was mistakenly addicted to drugs.
00:43Ms. Lorna's son is not an addict and it's a good thing.
00:48That's why she's angry and humiliated for what happened.
00:52I haven't been able to sleep for 5 months because I have a lot of questions to the Lord about why.
01:01It was very painful. I wanted to steal the gun of my son to kill him.
01:07But I didn't do it because I was really blind then.
01:11Ms. Lorna is just one of the victims of extrajudicial killings or EJKs that happened in a Nisa in Payatas, Quezon City.
01:21This is where the group thanked the former President Rodrigo Duterte for his war on drugs.
01:29They pray that justice will be served.
01:33Especially until now, they haven't been able to receive the punishment of their relatives.
01:39We are in a very difficult situation.
01:41Now, I am thankful that Duterte was caught.
01:44I hope he will die.
01:46I am not afraid to shoot here.
01:49I will fight. I will fight.
01:52I am happy because Duterte was able to kill my son.
02:01It hurts me because my grandchildren are also suffering.
02:05How can I finish my grandchildren?
02:08One of them is already a college student.
02:10I just want him to pay for his sins.
02:13That's what I want to happen to him.
02:15According to Father Bong Sarabia, one of the supporters of the EJK victims' relatives,
02:22they will continue to monitor the issue until the former President is punished.
02:28Well, we really ask for justice.
02:31If Duterte is really in prison,
02:34we will know what will happen to our country.
02:41Those who died in the war on drugs,
02:44one day, I hope they will also receive the justice they are hoping for.
02:48Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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