Editorial photo #7082128 Human Interest

Alleged Drug War Victims' Remains Exhumed As The Lease Of Their Graves Expired

Workers start to hammer down on the tomb as they exhume the remains of an alleged drug war victim, after the lease on his grave expired at the Manila North Cemetery on September 17, 2021. Last September 15, the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorized an investigation on President Duterte and his war on drugs from when he took office on July 2016 until March 16, 2019 when the country withdrew from the Rome Statute which created the ICC took effect. The probe will also look into the killings in Davao City, where President Duterte served both as mayor and vice mayor from November 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016. (Photo by George Calvelo/NurPhoto)