Duterte’s real drug war
A congressional inquiry found that the drug war was not meant to eliminate the drug menace because illegal drug substances continued to flood the country. It was intended to eliminate a rival drug cartel.
A congressional inquiry found that the drug war was not meant to eliminate the drug menace because illegal drug substances continued to flood the country. It was intended to eliminate a rival drug cartel.
Reconcile, if you can, the illogicality of having somebody who once helmed Rodrigo Duterte’s extrajudicial killing sprees being appointed as undersecretary of the cabinet branch tasked to save lives.
Phil Robertson, HRW’s deputy Asia director, stood by the legitimacy of data cited in the report, saying they were government numbers.