Marcos #DrugWar death toll now almost 300; special forces eyed for drug raids?; youth alienation, 'drug war' in new film; govt launches free tabloid; Filipino kids' exposure to climate change hazards
May 26, 2023: Philippines human rights news
EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY, ARBITRARY KILLING / QUESTIONABLE DEATH
“DRUG WAR” / ICC / POLICE CORRUPTION
Marcos’s “drug war” now two deaths away from breaching 300 mark. On 16-23 May, 4 were killed in Marcos Jr.'s drug war. Davao City registers another casualty from a buy-bust op, while the other 3 were not in the illegal drug trade but have either served as a witness, an asset, or a cop in drug-related cases
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