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If certain key steps are not swiftly taken, it recommends that the International Criminal Court "initiate a preliminary examination into unlawful killings in the Philippines's violent anti-drug campaign and related crimes under the Rome Statute, including the involvement of government officials, irrespective of rank and status." [150]
Kian delos Santos, Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman were three teenagers who were killed on August 16 to 18, 2017, during the course of the Philippine drug war.. On the evening of August 16, 2017, a 17-year-old Filipino student named Kian Loyd delos Santos was fatally shot by police officers conducting an anti-drug operation in Caloocan, Metro Manila.
Private properties are becoming more favorable to drug syndicates as sites of illegal drug production. [6] Methamphetamine remains more feasible to sell in the Philippines than cocaine, a more costly illegal drug. [7] Owing to its geographical location, international drug syndicates use the Philippines as a transit hub for the illegal drug trade.
China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison, the Philippine government said Saturday.
By the end of Duterte's term, the number of drug suspects killed since Duterte took office was officially tallied by the Philippine government as 6,252. [13] Human rights groups, including the ICC, however, claim drug casualties reached as high as 12,000 to 30,000 [14] and the killings reached their peak between 2016 and 2017. [15] [16]
It also mandates the devising of two testing methods—a screening test, and a confirmatory test to be performed if the former yields a presumptive positive result. [1] The DDB requires taking urine drug tests in an area where samples are not easily manipulated. Urine tests are also subject guidelines from the Department of Health.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern over the drug-related killings in the country on October 13, 2016. [58] In her statement, Bensouda said that the high officials of the country "seem to condone such killings and further seem to encourage State forces and civilians alike to continue targeting these individuals with lethal force."
The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9165, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill No. 4433.It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 30 and 29, 2002, respectively.