DESPITE being criticized by local and international rights groups, the Philippine government insisted that the campaign against illegal drugs was necessary to preserve and protect the rights of all Filipinos.

Foreign affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated this during the high-level debate at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York as he called on other nations critical of the Philippines’ war on drugs to respect the country’s sovereignty.

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