RETIRED police colonel Royina Garma told lawmakers Friday night that former president Rodrigo Duterte had ordered her to find a police official to lead a national anti-drug task force that would replicate the so-called Davao model, which gave law enforcers P20,000 for each street-level drug suspect killed.
Testifying before the House Quad Committee hearing on Friday, Garma — who at times broke down in tears — said Duterte instructed her in May 2016 to find a Philippine National Police (PNP) officer who was a member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo to lead the task force.
MELTDOWN Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma breaks down as she testifies before the House of Representatives how ex-president Rodrigo Duterte orchestrated a nationwide campaign against illegal drugs that resulted in extrajudicial killings (EJKs). Garma, a former police lieutenant colonel who helped Duterte carry out his war on drugs, testified anew before the quad committee investigating the EJKs on Oct. 11, 2024. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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