In a privilege speech to defend former president Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday, February 22, called personnel of the International Criminal Court “puting unggoy” (white monkeys) that should not be allowed to enter the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Jinggoy Estrada resorted to name-calling the representatives of the International Criminal Court as they resumed investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs.
The ICC’s pre-trial chamber earlier allowed Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume his investigation into the drug war, which left thousands of Filipinos dead. Government data shows that at least 6,252 individuals were killed in police anti-illegal drug operations alone, as of May 2022, a month before Duterte left the presidency. This number does not include those killed vigilante-style, which human rights groups estimate to be between 27,000 and 30,000.
Several lawmakers filed resolutions urging Congress to declare “unequivocal defense” of Duterte. Estrada himself filed a resolution asking the Senate to oppose any investigation conducted by the ICC.
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