Duterte to appear before House committee on drug war after hearing delay

Former President Rodrigo Duterte will confront the House quad committee after it postponed a hearing on his administration's drug war. The hearing, originally set for November 13, is now scheduled for November 21 to allow time for witness affidavit vetting. Duterte's attendance follows previous absences, where he cited fatigue and later claimed he had already provided sufficient information to another committee. The quad committee's hearings have focused on allegations of a reward system for police killings during Duterte's drug war. In related news, retired police colonel Royina Garma, a whistleblower in the drug war investigation, has been detained in the U.S. and is set to return to the Philippines. She faces scrutiny for her claims about Duterte's drug war policies.