Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Monday said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (SBRC) is set to form a subcommittee to investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

The Senate blue ribbon committee has been chosen by senators to conduct an investigation into the war on drugs of the Duterte administration, Senate President Chiz Escudero said on Sunday.

Only the Senate blue ribbon committee has the authority to conduct a motu proprio investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs during the legislative break, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Friday.

Senators have chosen the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to lead the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Sunday, October 20.

The House Quad Committee has invited former president Rodrigo Duterte to its hearing on Tuesday on the alleged extrajudicial killings during his administration's war on drugs.