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 people were killed through police operations. Local officials in the…
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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