Some sectors have expressed concerns that Duterte’s all-out war on illegal drugs and other criminal activities could raise grounds for impeachment particularly his pronouncements favoring summary executions against criminals who resist arrest.
Duterte warned that the Philippines could transform into a narcotics state if he would listen to his critics who question his anti-criminality policies. “You cannot solve what ails this country by killing people but in the meantime, I have a serious problem to solve because seven years from now, it’s going to be narco-politics,” he said. Duterte has promised to suppress crime within three to six months of his presidency.
Duterte has also publicly endorsed the restoration of the death penalty on heinous crimes such as those related to illegal drugs. He also assured policemen of protection against investigations and prosecution for offenses in pursuit of his advocacy.
Duterte also plans to impose a curfew on minors “to protect them from harm.”
“We’re not in the process of arresting. We’re taking into the custody the child to protect them from harm. How can it be a human rights violation? You protect the children of this country by controlling their movements at night. That is human right violation?” he pointed out.
Outgoing House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said an impeachment has zero possibility.
