Rodrigo Duterte to be summoned to Senate-led drug war probe, says Senator Bato

Former president Rodrigo Duterte. - Screengrab from Basta Dabawenyo podcast

MANILA: Former president Rodrigo Duterte will be called into a separate drug war probe that his allies in the Senate plan to initiate during the session break.

The investigation will be conducted by the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, chaired by Duterte’s former police chief, now Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.