i-Listen with Kara David Features Fr. Flavie Villanueva as Duterte Faces ICC Confirmation Hearing

i-Listen with Kara David Features Fr. Flavie Villanueva as Duterte Faces ICC Confirmation Hearing

 

As former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte undergoes confirmation proceedings before the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity linked to his administration’s anti-drug campaign and the alleged Davao Death Squad during his mayoralty term in Davao City, i-Listen with Kara David releases a timely and compelling episode featuring Fr. Flavie Villanueva — a priest whose life story embodies redemption, rehabilitation, and radical mercy.

Once trapped in drug addiction himself, Fr. Flavie’s life took a dramatic turn through faith and recovery, eventually leading him to the priesthood. Today, he is one of the most prominent voices advocating for rehabilitation instead of execution, compassion instead of condemnation

 

 

A recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation award, Fr. Flavie has dedicated his ministry to supporting families of extrajudicial killing victims and to helping individuals reclaim their dignity through recovery programs. His work stands as a powerful counter-narrative to the violence that defined the drug war.

 

At a moment when the world is scrutinizing questions of accountability and human rights, this episode invites listeners to reflect on what justice truly means — and whether healing is still possible in a wounded nation.