Public support for holding former President Rodrigo Duterte accountable for drug war killings remains around 50% months after his arrest, but push for accountability has sharply dropped in Visayas and Mindanao, a new survey shows.
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted September 24 to 30 and commissioned by the Stratbase Group, found that half of Filipinos (50%) agree Duterte should face accountability for the thousands of deaths recorded during his anti-drug campaign.
That figure is nearly identical to the 51% recorded in the same survey in February, weeks before the issuance of an arrest warrant for Duterte and his subsequent transfer to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Duterte has yet to be subjected to a full trial pending the ICC’s decision on his fitness to stand trial. He is facing charges of crimes against humanity tied to the violent anti-illegal drugs campaign he waged as president, and earlier, as Davao City mayor.