MENCHIE ANN CANLAS
In the Gender and Development Forum I attended at Central Luzon State University in Nueva Ecija on November 15, I was moved by one of the subjects of the papers presented. A researcher talked about the wives of those arrested during “Oplan Double Barrel” of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “Oplan Double Barrel” refers to the efforts of the police to capture those who sell illegal drugs. These targets, mostly men, are locked up in jail and have no clear hope of being reunited with their families.