00:00The family of the victims of the war on drugs were released from the lobby
00:04in connection with the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:08The bodies of those who died in the last administration were also transferred to the Dambana of Paghilom.
00:15Here is Gav Villegas.
00:18Lenin was 13 years old when he was shot.
00:22Lenin dreamed of becoming a teacher but it was too late.
00:26In December 2016, while he was knitting and folding cloth to sell as food,
00:32he was hit by a bullet while the authorities were conducting an operation in their place in Camarín, Caloocan City
00:38in connection with the bloody war on drugs in the last administration.
00:42Although it was already a year ago, it was still not accepted by Father Rod.
00:46Until now, we dream that justice will be served.
00:52Along with the other relatives of the victims, Father Rod faced the media to share their grief
00:58after the authorities arrested former President Duterte yesterday.
01:02Until now, he is still arranging the death certificate of his nephew
01:06to correct the record that he died in a gunshot wound instead of pneumonia.
01:11Ms. Sara called the former President Verdugo after the loss of two children due to the war on drugs.
01:17They suffered a lot because of what happened, so she hopes that justice will be served.
01:24I hope that this will continue. He will not be able to go back to where he is now.
01:30According to the Non-Government Organization of Ideals,
01:33it provides legal assistance to war on drugs victims.
01:36They were sentenced to 700 to 100 cases of violation of human rights since 2016.
01:43The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is a step for justice for the victims.
01:52This is a message for us, for the victims and for those who support them.
01:57There is nothing higher than the law.
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