Manila, July 3 -- The families of 27 victims of the former Duterte administration's war on drugs on Friday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to resolve their amparo petition, asking the high court to strike down two memorandum circulars issued 10 years ago as the basis for the deadly Operation Tokhang.

In a nine-page manifestation, the families asked the high tribunal to issue a permanent protection order for the protection and to declare Philippine National Police Command Memorandum Circular No. 16-2016, as amended by CMC No. 01-2017, as unconstitutional, illegal and unenforceable.

Represented by lawyers Joel Butuyan and Gilbert Andres, the victims' kin said there is renewed urgency for the court's protection from harassment following the ...