As President Duterte’s administration approaches its 4th month of office, the death toll of the war on drugs he has unleashed is literally increasing too fast to count. It is believed that by the end of August, 2000 people will have been killed by either police or death squads. Amid increasing international concern at these massacres, the government is enlisting the help of the business community and sports stars for support. These killings are having a devastating impact on impoverished working class communities, have re-invigorated Filipino death squads, will have no impact on the usage of drugs, and runs the risk of turning the country into another Mexico.
As President Duterte’s administration approaches its 4th month of office, the death toll of the war on drugs he has unleashed is literally increasing too fast to count. It is believed that by the end of August, 2000 people will have been killed by either police or death squads. Amid increasing international concern at these massacres, the government is enlisting the help of the business community and sports stars for support. These killings are having a devastating impact on impoverished working class communities, have re-invigorated Filipino death squads, will have no impact on the usage of drugs, and runs the risk of turning the country into another Mexico.
