RACHEL A.G. REYES

TWO thousand. Seven thousand. Twelve thousand. Over twenty thousand. These are the major numbers most frequently cited in relation to drug related killings occurring over the past two years under President Duterte’s flagship anti-drugs campaign. Of these figures, the first three are hotly disputed by the Philippine National Police (PNP). However, the last figure, “over 20,000,” is taken from the government’s own 2017 yearend report and has not been denied by the police.

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