MALACANANG on Wednesday denounced a human rights watchdog’s report that showed that drug-related killings in the country worsened amid the government's fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made the statement after the Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) claim that the police killed 50 percent more people between April and July this year than they did in the previous four-month period.

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