00:00The hope of the bereaved families of the victims of the War on Drugs
00:05who passed away in the administration is alive.
00:07They will be able to use the justice they are hoping for.
00:09This is in front of the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:13in the ICC in the case of Crimes Against Humanity.
00:16Mel Alesmora is the center of the news.
00:21In these images,
00:23the victims of the first extrajudicial killings
00:28are their loved ones.
00:30Under the War on Drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:34their loved ones were not pitied when they were killed.
00:38So when the former president was arrested yesterday,
00:41they were revived with hope
00:43and they are hoping to continue using justice.
00:47Until now, the family of the first EJK victims is still emotional
00:52and they are not affected by what happened then.
00:55What hurts me is that my grandchildren are also suffering.
00:59How can I finish my grandchildren?
01:02One of them is already in college.
01:04As long as he pays for the crimes he committed,
01:07that's what I want to happen to him.
01:09We are really suffering.
01:11Now, I am thankful that Duterte was arrested.
01:14I hope that he will not be afraid.
01:17Don't shoot here.
01:19I will really fight.
01:21I will really fight.
01:23I am happy because Duterte was able to kill my son.
01:31Yesterday, EJK victims, families, and supporters
01:35gathered in Payatas, Quezon City.
01:38Together, they thanked Duterte for his arrest.
01:43Well, we really asked for justice for Duterte.
01:48Duterte is already in prison.
01:50He knows about the terrible things that happened here in our country.
01:58A similar massacre was committed by other groups
02:01in a church in Quezon City yesterday.
02:04One of the victims was the uncle of Kian De Los Santos,
02:08a 17-year-old young man who was a victim of drug war.
02:12According to Randy De Los Santos,
02:14they also waited for a long time for the arrest of the former president.
02:18I hope that the former president will be given his rights,
02:23the rights of every person.
02:25All the rights that the law gives should be given to our former president.
02:30Others who attended the mass,
02:32only one thing they asked for,
02:34and that is nothing but the fulfillment of the truth and justice.
02:39Every day, we pray
02:41that in the midst of our hardships,
02:45because of our love for life,
02:47God will give us eternal life.
02:51We can't do anything even though we can see.
02:55But God is good.
02:58I am hopeful that in the next few days,
03:02the house of darkness and death will be prepared.
03:08I am hopeful that those who planned,
03:13those who died,
03:14those who were ordered,
03:15they will be with us.
03:18Because they want and they love Digong,
03:21they will be with us in Calabos.
03:23Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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