00:00It's been a year since the International Criminal Court or ICC arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:06The first anniversary was commemorated by the family of the victims of the war on illegal drugs.
00:12RR Tobisa tells us more.
00:16Paper footprints topped with slippers, white roses and lit candles.
00:20This is how the families of the victims of war on drugs commemorated the first anniversary of the arrest of
00:26former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:28According to the organizers of Program Paghilom, this symbolizes the years-long journey of the bereaved families toward justice,
00:35a justice they say has yet to be achieved.
00:37Her husband was killed during a tukhang operation in 2017.
00:41Mahalaga po sa amin ito na pupunta kahit ganitong programa kasi doon lang namin nailabas ang aming masamang damdamin
00:51para po tulungan din kami na magkaroon kami ng mustisya.
00:55This was followed by a mass. According to Fr. Flavio Villanueva, this serves as proof that these events truly happened.
01:02Sinasabi nilang hindi nagpapatay si Duterte, sinasabi nilang mabait si Duterte,
01:08pues ito po ang ebidensya. Nasa sana isa pang ebidensya, si Duterte nasa hang.
01:14After the mass, the ashes of two EJK victims were returned to their families.
01:19Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police is on alert today.
01:21Personal have been deployed to possible protest sites including Metro Manila and Davao City.
01:27As of now, former President Duterte remains in detention after the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court
01:33rejected his appeal for temporary release.
01:36The ICC said on March 6 that there was no sufficient basis to allow the former President's temporary release
01:42while the decision on his case for crimes against humanity in The Hague, Netherlands remains pending.
01:47The pre-trial chamber is expected to release its decision on the confirmation of charges against Duterte
01:53by late April or sometime in May this year.
01:56RR Tubise from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
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