Sad memories: Normita holding a picture of her deceased son Djastin at the train tracks where the incident occurred.
“IF there was no ‘war on drugs’, I would have been able to spend Christmas with my son.”
Fifty-six-year-old Normita Lopez’ voice crackles with fury. Her son, Djastin – just 23 years old – was shot dead two and a half years ago. He was one of the 5,526 documented victims of President Rodrigo Duterte’s wave of violence.
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Christmas woes in the Philippines
Sad memories: Normita holding a picture of her deceased son Djastin at the train tracks where the incident occurred.
Normita recently moved into a relative’s home due to frequent death threats.
Normita: 'I will fight for as long as I am alive.'
Violent extrajudicial killing: Filipinos protesting on the street to demand for action and to stop the killing. - AFP
Team Ceritalah going through the narrow lanes to Normita's house.
A framed picture of her son 'Tirik" was seen hanging on top of the door of Normita’s house.
It has been more than two years since Djastin was gunned down.
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