About 30,000 people, including innocent civilians, were believed killed in the drug war. The government reports over 6,000 suspects killed in police operations.
In an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo, Castro recalled that the House of Representatives approved a resolution allowing the Marcos administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
"My principles remain and we hope that by next year, the ICC would be able to enter the country and personally investigate freely," Castro said.
"We want justice to be served to the victims of extrajudicial killings, especially young victims, which they just called collateral damage," she added.
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