Philippines is featured in the international stage after its intensified campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte against illegal drugs where thousands believed are involved in the illegal drugs were killed and nearly a million drug dependents surrendered.
Due to a series of killings, the anti-drug war of President Duterte gained negative reactions from various human rights advocates, United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and the United States for they believe that extrajudicial killings (EJK) is already taking place.
Among to led the criticism and even performed a Senate inquiry was Sen. Leila de Lima.
Here began the intense conflict between President Duterte and De Lima. De lima was explicitly and publicly accused by the president of having lover/driver/bodyguard and alleged communion with the illegal drug trade in New Bilibid Prisons (NBP). Which is later admitted by De Lima, aside from alleged communion with the illegal drug trade in New Bilibid Prisons (NBP).
Aside from De Lima, former US President Barack Obama was repeatedly criticized and railed by President Duterte for expressing its "concern" about the series of killings in the Philippines and interfering on the country's problem.
President Duterte nor missed the UN special rapporteur Agnes Callamard on her participation with intent to investigate into extrajudicial killings in the country where many times he called "idiot" and advised to return in studying law.
In September, President Duterte formally invited Callamard to go to the Philippines to investigate, but with conditions. She must agree to have a public debate and there will be a confrontation in front of the public, that the special rapporteur rejected because she said that it will violative their Code of Conduct and Terms of Reference to visit the country.
As his statement in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Duterte assert the partiality of the police officers accused of involvement in illegal drugs.
President Duterte is convinced that the killings of drug personalities by the police were all "legitimate" operation and he believes that they resisted so that's why they got killed.
The President is even prepared to be jailed for the sake of the police or even grant them pardon from charges in the performance of their duties.
But the president insisted that most of the killings was done by their colleagues in the syndicate because they are "cleansing" or cleaning their ranks for the safety of their identities.
"I reiterate that commitment today, and that is why I call on the Philippine National Police, the barangay chairmen, the Mayors, the Governors and all those occupying seats of power and authority, not to lower their guard. There will be no let-up in this campaign. Double your efforts. Triple them, if need be. We will not stop until the last drug lord, the last financier, and the last pusher have surrendered or put behind bars or below the ground, if they so wish. To our police officers and other officials, do your job and you will have the unwavering support of the Office of the President. I will be with you all the way. Abuse your authority, and there will be a hell to pay, for you will have become worse than criminality itself," statement of President Duterte.
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