Duterte and Shabu: The War on Drugs in the Philippines

By Shannen Young The “war on drugs” has taken a new turn in the Philippines with recently elected President Rodrigo Duterte. Since he took office on June 30 2016, an estimated 2,300 people have been slain in connection to drugs (in particular methamphetamine, locally known as shabu), of which 1,566…

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