#MANILA – When #RodrigoDuterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the #police and the #military to find #DrugUsers and #DrugTraffickers to kill them. He said he would offer them immunity. In the months after, #PoliceOfficers and #Vigilantes mercilessly gunned down tens of thousands of people in #SummaryExecutions.
Years later, #Philippines reckons with #Duterte’s brutal #DrugWar
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/29/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-duterte-drug-war/
Years later, Philippines reckons with Duterte’s brutal drug war
The violence unleashed by the former Philippine leader…
The Japan Times